Sarah Sparks
Assistant Editor at Education Week
A New Orleans native and Washington D.C.-area education journalist, I cover research for Education Week. Retweets do not constitute endorsement of opinions.
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3 weeks ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks |Lauren Santucci
John B. King, who served as education secretary under former President Barack Obama and today is the chancellor of the State University of New York, has countless connections to education. His mother was a guidance counselor in New York City, and his father was a teacher, the first Black principal in Brooklyn, and the city’s first Black deputy schools chief. But the most foundational connection he forged to the field was as a student.
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3 weeks ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
Amid increasingly divisive public discourse, civility has become a sought-after skill for colleges and universities struggling to maintain a rich set of viewpoints on campus, and for employers trying to build diverse workplaces. Now, a new pilot program shows that it might be possible to instill an ability to disagree productively in adolescents—and some of the nation’s top universities want to consider proof of that skill in admissions.
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4 weeks ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
High school senior and golfer Taylor Haines celebrated her second college “signing day” on Tuesday, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta—this time not for athletics, but her decision to dedicate her life to teaching.
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1 month ago |
edweek.org | Lauren Santucci |Sarah Sparks
Every Friday afternoon, a group of teachers in the Brooklyn borough of New York walk out of school feeling energized and ready for the weekend. While the daily stress of the classroom and the fatigue of busy days and long commutes can make it hard to find the time or energy to exercise, these teachers are able to simply walk down the hall to get a workout in.
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1 month ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
Teachers have long pulled from their own pockets to pay for classroom supplies. Now, rising inflation and widening student needs have made that more expensive. “At this point, the school has pretty much said they can’t pay for anything, which has been pretty shocking,” said Dominique Foster, a 20-year veteran early childhood specialist at Friendship Public Charter School’s Blow Pierce campus in the District of Columbia.
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“Teaching already is a high-stress job—it’s relentless—and then when you’re a sub, it’s just compounded because you are working usually in new environments,” said Terrie St. Michel, author, 30-year veteran sub. How do schools find people ready for that? https://t.co/5AwtjY6poa
That flu bug going around your school? Yup, Omicron could make it worse for kids. https://t.co/QgRJO14uU5
Why is a mask less enforceable than other parts of a school dress code? https://t.co/koAq1oFM2N
