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Shampriest Bevel, who began her principal role mid-pandemic, says it was critical to put student and teacher voice first and “focus on what people really needed.”

Whether held in the morning or at the start of any class period, a quick check-in can inspire and motivate students.

University students are sometimes reluctant to read the formal, often-lengthy textbooks required of them. Rather than traditional textbook reading, a professor decided to allow undergraduate university students enrolled in an Adolescent Development course to explore content by reading and discussing notable literature selections.

Experiments with bonuses and penalties in Ector & Duval counties show why outcomes-based contracting should be on every district’s to-do list.

The state’s high school students will be required to take the subject, but some object to how the discipline addresses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Amid debates over how social and political issues should be addressed in curriculum, a Pew report explores what students want to learn about.

Khanmigo, a ChatGPT-powered bot, made frequent calculation errors during a Journal reporter’s test.

For some kids, building an airplane is part of the school experience. Pilot and mentor Beth White is working with Big Picture Learning to help create immersive, work-based educational experiences for teens.

The multilayered creativity in works featuring art and text provides an effective way for students to connect to impactful content.

Case studies — strategies that one charter school network and one district are using to make up for lost ground in K-5 literacy.

Teachers, learn from your colleagues and share what works for you.

After 24 seasons, six Super Bowl titles, and staking a claim to be considered the greatest NFL coach in history, Bill Belichick is out as coach of the New England Patriots. Belichick’s tempestuous tenure holds many lessons, including several with particular resonance for those working in education.

Around 2010, traditional measures of well-being diverged from youth reports of their mental health.

Plaintiffs claimed school board changed criteria to increase Black, Hispanic enrollment at leading Virginia high school.

Editing communities link students together, bringing out the best in each other and their writing.

Out-of-school (OST) programs and organizations tailored to Black girl literacies play a pivotal role in supplementing the educational experiences of Black girls, offering them opportunities often absent in conventional school settings.

Robin Lake: We must start thinking, talking and acting bigger when it comes to preparing teens for both college and career.

As college costs soar and demand for skilled labor rises, programs that prepare students for well-paid work are gaining popularity: In 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high-schoolers, college students and adults. Yet many states struggle to answer a basic question: Is career education working?

While the star of ‘Abbott Elementary’ presend to teach onscreen, these real-life educators instruct the show’s child actors.

In this second of three preview instalments, Q&Q presents middle grade and graphic novels.

“I love the inherent optimism and boldness” in young adult fiction, says the novelist, best known for reimagining classic fairy tales. Her new book is the contemporary rom-com “With a Little Luck.”

Most of our nationa’s students aren’t receiving the support they need to become successful readers. Here are three things advocates and education leaders are doing to improve equity in reading outcomes.

Today’s post is the fourth in a series offering strategies to support older students experiencing reading challenges.

A local school district is putting an interesting spin on getting students excited about and focused on reading.

New report shows some progress but persistent achievement gaps; co-author Kane urges action before federal aid expires.

After schools prevented students from taking algebra before high school to reduce racial inequities, parents in San Francisco and Cambridge, Mass., pushed back.

A teacher at a public school near Houston has a secret classroom bookshelf largely made up of challenged titles. Many of the books deal with race, sex and gender.

Setting up community partnerships and tasks that simulate real jobs creates a solid foundation for a career and technical education program.

For some students, digital reading was actually detrimental: The researchers found that reading on screens lowered reading comprehension skills among younger students, those in elementary and middle school grades. But where does that leave teachers, who often are required to use both formats in their classrooms?

In the first-year seminar Juvenilia, taught by English faculty Melissa Jensen, students focus on early writings by now-famous authors, musicians, and artists.

In this piece, we’re going to revisit the greatest hype bubble in the history of international education to understand why Finland attracted such intense fascination, what we can learn from it, and wrestle with two uncomfortable questions: Was Finland’s success not real in the first place? Or did genuine triumph rapidly give way to unprecedented failure?

A $4 million grant is helping nonprofit Urban Arts tap into Minecraft to expand its game design curriculum to underrepresented middle-schoolers.

These novels that draw on folklore and fairy tales feature magic, monsters, adventure, and plots that are sure to keep readers turning pages.

Boston is one of 10 places where Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend a total of $250 million preparing high school students to start health care jobs as soon as they graduate.

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment asks you to identify passages from 20th-century books that have become classic middle-grade and Y.A. novels.

Helping students understand their remarkable republic and what it needs to thrive is to equip them to defend it from the vocal ideologues, left and right, who’ve lost faith in the American Project.

We invite students to explain how to do any task in 400 words or fewer. Contest dates: Jan. 10 - Feb. 14, 2024.

Students at a New Jersey high school want to widen A.I. discussions beyond dueling tropes of tech magic and doomsday panic.

If we spend our teenage years afraid we might share our thoughts in the wrong way or at the wrong moment, how is this affecting a crucial ingredient in becoming an adult: the ability to think critically?

Designed as a guiding light for those supporting adolescents, Portrait of a Thriving Youth is a dynamic picture of what youth need to flourish.

We’re kicking off our Mind the Middle Project for 2024 a bit early, with a guest post by Gina Soldano-Herrle about starting a middle grade book club for all. To find out more about the project and sign up to participate, visit here.

These simple strategies can help motivate middle and high school students to have engaging and productive classroom discussions.

A college admissions and college counseling veteran gives his insight into how to support your child in their school life.

Spoiler alert: Solutions are not as obvious as we might wish. We’re dealing with something more than kids watching TikTok during science class.

Hand these four books to YA readers who can’t resist a sweet holiday love story.

All teachers should be responsible for English learners, researchers said.

Freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace schooling for all.

Dan Santat’s middle grade graphic memoir received the prestigious honor at a ceremony where Oprah Winfrey spoke about 2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones and the power of diverse books.

At a national conference, social studies educators discussed how the culture wars are reshaping their work at a time when simply teaching the subject may be viewed as political

Because their fellow students work so hard, even the slackers at Stuyvesant High School know they have to get their schoolwork done.

In a global exam for 15-year-olds, only a handful of places, including Singapore, Japan and Australia, kept math performance high through the pandemic.

These strategies go beyond flash cards to help students learn new terms and apply them in novel contexts.

Five years ago, Linda Pistun set out to achieve two goals: end world hunger and improve science education in public schools. In August, at the age of 11, she became a published author.

Queries sent to 20 top schools, many known for engineering programs, found that 11 do not require calculus while 6 strongly recommend or encourage it.

In her very first year of teaching eighth grade, Kali Burks learned three invaluable lessons.Burks, a teacher in Wayne schools, shared her “teaching fails” at the “Don’t Make Me Use My Teacher Voice” story slam on Nov. 16. The event was presented by Teachers Lounge Indy, in collaboration with Chalkbeat Indiana and Indy Kids Winning.

Love is the language that everybody can understand. Love is the language that has no boundaries for religion or financial background. Love is everywhere and everyone needs love.

Freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace schooling for all.

The National Council of Teachers of English(opens in a new window) has announced the winners of the 2024 Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards. Since 1989, the Orbis Pictus Award has recognized excellence in nonfiction for children. The Charlotte Huck Award was established in 2014 to honor excellence in children’s fiction writing. 

Culture battles on gender and race did not seem to move many voters.