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Two educators discuss how and when race, or racism, showed up in their classrooms at the Border Crossers training.

How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

Civic engagement matters today more than ever, yet social studies in the early grades are sidelined. To make up for this absence, some educators seek outside training on how to handle sensitive issues in the classroom

Early Education

by  Sarah Gonser  – July 12, 2018

Malachi Ballinger, 6, laughs at how far he has made his “pinball” travel during a science lesson in his kindergarten classroom in Redmond, Oregon.

Will new standards improve elementary science education?

Science has rarely been considered a priority in elementary school, but that may be changing.

Early Education

by  Lillian Mongeau  – July 11, 2018

Rosy Taveras, a kindergarten teacher at P.S. 218 in the Bronx, models fluent and expressive reading.

How to help struggling young readers

Children who can’t read well by third grade are more likely to become drop-outs. Research-based coaching could make a critical difference.

Early Education

by  Sarah Gonser  – July 10, 2018

High School Reform

Experts often urge educators to catch struggling students "before it's too late," but high schools are charged with educating all students, regardless of their past. The Hechinger Report is spending two years exploring high schools successful with diverse groups or trying innovative approaches.
Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math.

How to boost math skills in the early grades

Early math skills, though critical to academic success, get far less attention than literacy in high-poverty classrooms. One Illinois school district is working to change that.

Early Education

by  Sarah Gonser  – July 9, 2018

Teachers share tips on making makerspaces accessible to all

You don’t need a 3D printer to have a makerspace

Future of Learning

by  Sharon Lurye  – July 5, 2018

Teachers continue their strike at the state capitol on April 9, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thousands of teachers and supporters continue to rally at the state Capitol as Oklahoma becomes the latest state to be plagued by teacher strife. Teachers are walking off the job after a $6,100 pay raise was rushed through the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.

COLUMN: If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you don’t work over the weekend, thank a union

The Janus Supreme Court ruling is bad news for all of us

Early Education

by  Andre Perry  – July 3, 2018

Dan D. Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace.

Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

Personalized learning has broad appeal, but may be more revolutionary than we think

Future of Learning

by  Laura Pappano  – July 2, 2018

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Students in a Granite School District preschool classroom learn about the letter T.

OPINION: When preschool teachers can’t afford care for their own children

Salaries of $12 an hour, poor working conditions undermine the quality of early education

Early Education

by  Simon Workman  – July 2, 2018

Angel Rivera and Sara Caro, humanities teachers at the Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science in the Bronx, meet to plan a lesson on World War II history lesson together.

Scheduling ways to make teaching less solitary

At this Bronx school, teachers create individual lessons plans together

Future of Learning

by  Sharon Lurye  – June 28, 2018

OPINION: What the Supreme Court’s union decision really means for teachers

‘Reducing complex public issues to the blame game serves no one very well’

K-12

by  Julia E. Koppich  – June 27, 2018

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