Education Week

Education Week is a national newspaper in the United States that focuses on K–12 education. It is produced by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization based in Bethesda, Maryland, near Washington DC. The newspaper releases 37 editions each year, including three special annual reports: Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Diplomas Count.

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Don't Underestimate the Power of Graphic Novels for the Classroom (Opinion)

1 day ago | edweek.org | Larry Ferlazzo

Many students—and teachers (including me!)—love graphic novels. Today’s post begins a series exploring how they can be used in the classroom. ‘Wonderful Societal Artifacts’Tim Smyth is an award-winning educator and Eisner-nominated author of Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels: Fun and Engaging Strategies to Improve Close Reading and Critical Thinking in Every Classroom, available from Routledge.
What Trump's Draft Executive Order on AI Could Mean for Schools

2 days ago | edweek.org | Arianna Prothero |Lauraine Langreo

A draft executive order from President Donald Trump aims to integrate artificial intelligence across K-12 education, with potentially significant ramifications for schools. The order would instruct federal agencies to take steps to teach students how to use AI, train teachers to incorporate it into their tasks, and partner with the private sector to develop relevant programs in schools, according to the Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the draft order and first reported about it.
Want to Up Your Teaching Game? Listen to These Students

2 days ago | edweek.org | Larry Ferlazzo

Today’s post is the latest in a multiyear series in which students share their best classroom experiences and what other teachers can learn from them. ‘Grow a Connection’Jerimias Quintero is a junior at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif.:During high school, I was in my freshman year or my sophomore year.
How Medicaid Spending Cuts Could Harm Schools

6 days ago | edweek.org | Evie Blad

It’s difficult for Superintendent Whitney Oakley to explain all of the ways Medicaid has helped her school district. Like districts around the country, the Guilford County, N.C., school system bills Medicaid for an array of special education services, helping to fill the gap of inadequate federal funding to cover obligations for students with disabilities.
Speaking Up for Students Is Part of This Principal's Job

6 days ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Terri Daniels, the principal of Folsom Middle School in Folsom, Calif., believes that principals have a responsibility that goes far beyond the school building. Over her 40 years as an educator, and 17 of those as an administrator, Daniels sees it as part of her role to speak up—for her students, her staff, and her community—and has applied this maxim to her advocacy with legislators, school board members, and parents alike. “If we don’t tell our own stories, they’ll be made up for us,” she said.
Supreme Court Faces Big Test on Religious Students' Opt-Outs From LGBTQ+ Books

1 week ago | edweek.org | Mark Walsh

When the Montgomery County school district in Maryland adopted several LGBTQ+ storybooks for use in its elementary schools, it initially allowed requests from parents to keep their children out of lessons using the books. But by March of the 2022-23 school year, the opt-out policy became “unworkable,” the district says.
Teacher Pay, Explained: Salary, Benefits, and Pensions

1 week ago | edweek.org | Madeline Will |Stephen Sawchuk |Maya Riser-Kositsky

Teaching has long been viewed as a low-paid job, but there’s more to teachers’ compensation than just take-home paychecks. “Although teaching is a profession, the way that teachers are paid looks a lot more like the way we pay blue-collar workers in the United States,” said Jacob Vigdor, a professor of public policy and governance at the University of Washington. What exactly does that look like? We spoke with experts to break down how teachers are paid. How much do teachers make?
5 Books That Have Inspired Teachers

1 week ago | edweek.org | Larry Ferlazzo

We teachers need all the inspiration and support we can get, and books can be a source of both. Today’s post begins a series in which teachers share recent books and other articles that they have found helpful to their teaching. Working ‘Hard to Do Right’Mary Beth Hertz teaches high school students art and technology in the Philadelphia school district, has been at the forefront of integrating technology into the classroom for over a decade, and is a published author.
More States Are Taking Aim at a Controversial Early Reading Method

1 week ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

As states continue to pass new legislation aimed at improving early reading instruction, one embattled instructional technique has become a special target for lawmakers: “three-cueing.”At least eight states have introduced or passed bills this session that take aim at the approach, in which teachers coach beginning readers to rely on “cues” in the text, such as pictures, context clues, or syntax to identify words, not just the letters.
Why This School System Is Integrating AI Literacy With Algebra 1

1 week ago | edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo

Could connecting artificial intelligence with math concepts boost students’ attitudes toward the subject? A research project from the Concord Consortium aims to find out. The nonprofit educational research and development organization has partnered with the Florida Virtual School and the University of Florida to provide an “Artificial Intelligence in Math” supplemental certification program for middle and high school students taking Algebra 1.