/projects Project en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/turning-family-engagement-into-better-schools 69´«Ă˝ that are enlisting parents as partners in their children's education are building trust and seeing positive results. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/turning-family-engagement-into-better-schools /teaching-learning/the-state-of-math-education-in-charts/2023/07 See the numbers on students' declining math scores, job demands for data skills, and teachers' math preparation. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/the-state-of-math-education-in-charts/2023/07 /teaching-learning/a-handy-guide-for-infusing-data-and-geometry-throughout-the-curriculum/2023/07 Find tips, lesson ideas, and free resources for beefing up instruction in statistics and geometry. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/a-handy-guide-for-infusing-data-and-geometry-throughout-the-curriculum/2023/07 /teaching-learning/finding-time-for-math-across-the-curriculum/2023/07 When the curriculum relegates data and statistics to the back of the textbook, teachers find ways to teach those skills earlier. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/finding-time-for-math-across-the-curriculum/2023/07 /teaching-learning/miscalculating-math Explore the reasons behind students’ faltering math skills, employers’ increasingly urgent calls for workers with data skills, and more. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/miscalculating-math /teaching-learning/q-a-when-am-i-going-to-use-this-math-in-real-life/2023/07 Three professionals talk about how they use statistics and geometry in their careers. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/q-a-when-am-i-going-to-use-this-math-in-real-life/2023/07 /teaching-learning/teaching-about-data-can-mean-leading-challenging-discussions/2023/07 Math teachers are negotiating fraught territory to have new kinds of data conversations with their students. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/teaching-about-data-can-mean-leading-challenging-discussions/2023/07 /teaching-learning/quiz-u-s-students-struggle-with-these-math-concepts-do-you/2023/07 Test your knowledge of math concepts, and then see how U.S. students fared. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/quiz-u-s-students-struggle-with-these-math-concepts-do-you/2023/07 /teaching-learning/good-paying-careers-in-data-are-booming-but-schools-arent-teaching-it/2023/07 In Utah and other states business leaders are pushing schools to teach more about data science and statistics. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/good-paying-careers-in-data-are-booming-but-schools-arent-teaching-it/2023/07 /teaching-learning/graphs-are-hard-for-students-to-digest-can-a-slow-reveal-help/2023/07 Follow along as a math specialist uses a "slow reveal" graph to teach a statistical lesson on countries' national flags. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/graphs-are-hard-for-students-to-digest-can-a-slow-reveal-help/2023/07 /teaching-learning/are-students-getting-all-the-math-they-need-to-succeed/2023/07 Advocates say reforms in math teaching are pushing out statistics and geometry and driving a drop in students' math scores. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/are-students-getting-all-the-math-they-need-to-succeed/2023/07 /teaching-learning/el-lenguaje-de-la-equidad Un distrito ha revisado cĂłmo apoya a estudiantes de inglĂ©s, logrando grandes avances en los primeros grados que tal vez no pueda sostener. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:32:46 GMT /teaching-learning/el-lenguaje-de-la-equidad /teaching-learning/este-distrito-esta-teniendo-exito-con-estudiantes-de-ingles-puede-mantener-su-impulso/2023/06 Logros del sistema escolar de Alabama se ven amenazados por financiaciĂłn limitada, necesidades no atendidas y polĂ­tica estatal moribunda. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:31:50 GMT /teaching-learning/este-distrito-esta-teniendo-exito-con-estudiantes-de-ingles-puede-mantener-su-impulso/2023/06 /teaching-learning/un-pueblo-de-alabama-ahora-ve-en-los-estudiantes-de-ingles-su-futuro/2023/06 ÂżQuĂ© ocurriĂł cuando un distrito escolar cambiĂł su cultura e invirtiĂł en ayudas para los jĂłvenes estudiantes de inglĂ©s? Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:31:39 GMT /teaching-learning/un-pueblo-de-alabama-ahora-ve-en-los-estudiantes-de-ingles-su-futuro/2023/06 /teaching-learning/una-auxiliar-bilingue-explica-el-valor-de-la-representacion-de-los-estudiantes-de-ingles/2023/06 Elizabeth Alonzo proporciona ahora el apoyo que no recibiĂł en la escuela: alguien que habla y valora su primera lengua. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:30:53 GMT /teaching-learning/una-auxiliar-bilingue-explica-el-valor-de-la-representacion-de-los-estudiantes-de-ingles/2023/06 /teaching-learning/cual-es-la-mentalidad-adecuada-para-ensenar-a-estudiantes-de-ingles-una-maestra-explica/2023/06 Profesores necesitan las disposiciones adecuadas para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglĂ©s, pero no son quienes determinan las condiciones. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:29:50 GMT /teaching-learning/cual-es-la-mentalidad-adecuada-para-ensenar-a-estudiantes-de-ingles-una-maestra-explica/2023/06 /teaching-learning/el-crecimiento-de-estudiantes-hispanos-y-los-que-aprenden-ingles-en-eeuu-en-graficos/2023/06 Mientras la composiciĂłn demográfica de escuelas pĂşblicas cambia, distritos deben evaluar cĂłmo están sirviendo a sus estudiantes. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:28:32 GMT /teaching-learning/el-crecimiento-de-estudiantes-hispanos-y-los-que-aprenden-ingles-en-eeuu-en-graficos/2023/06 /teaching-learning/video-testigos-del-cambio-en-una-pequena-ciudad-para-latinos-la-travesia-de-un-estudiante/2023/06 Nacido en Russellville, Alabama, de padres inmigrantes de El Salvador, Brian Santos reflexiona sobre su travesĂ­a como estudiante de EL. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:26:32 GMT /teaching-learning/video-testigos-del-cambio-en-una-pequena-ciudad-para-latinos-la-travesia-de-un-estudiante/2023/06 /teaching-learning/once-resistant-an-alabama-town-now-sees-its-english-learners-as-its-future/2023/01 What happened when a school district changed its culture and invested in young English learner supports? Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:52 GMT /teaching-learning/once-resistant-an-alabama-town-now-sees-its-english-learners-as-its-future/2023/01 /teaching-learning/whats-the-right-mindset-for-teaching-english-learners-a-teacher-explains/2023/01 Teachers need the right dispositions to help English learners—but district leaders set the stage. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:44 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-the-right-mindset-for-teaching-english-learners-a-teacher-explains/2023/01 /teaching-learning/video-witnessing-change-in-a-little-town-for-latinos-an-english-learners-journey/2023/01 Born in Russellville, Ala., to immigrant parents from El Salvador, Brian Santos reflects on his journey as an EL student. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:40 GMT /teaching-learning/video-witnessing-change-in-a-little-town-for-latinos-an-english-learners-journey/2023/01 /teaching-learning/the-language-of-equity An Alabama district has overhauled how it supports English learners—making great strides in early grades that it may not be able to sustain. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:34 GMT /teaching-learning/the-language-of-equity /teaching-learning/the-growth-of-hispanic-students-and-english-learners-nationwide-in-charts/2023/01 As the demographic makeup of public school students changes, districts need to evaluate how well they are serving their students. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:31 GMT /teaching-learning/the-growth-of-hispanic-students-and-english-learners-nationwide-in-charts/2023/01 /teaching-learning/a-bilingual-aide-explains-the-value-of-representation-for-english-learners/2023/01 Elizabeth Alonzo now provides the support she didn't get in school: Someone who speaks and values her first language. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:29 GMT /teaching-learning/a-bilingual-aide-explains-the-value-of-representation-for-english-learners/2023/01 /teaching-learning/after-early-success-with-english-learners-can-a-district-keep-its-momentum/2023/01 The Alabama school system's gains are threatened by time-limited funding, unaddressed needs at the secondary level, and moribund state policy. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:01:26 GMT /teaching-learning/after-early-success-with-english-learners-can-a-district-keep-its-momentum/2023/01 /leadership/pcbs-how-the-toxic-chemicals-are-disrupting-schools A toxic substance once used in school construction lingers in thousands of buildings, with profound health and management consequences. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:19:12 GMT /leadership/pcbs-how-the-toxic-chemicals-are-disrupting-schools /teaching-learning/science-of-reading-where-rhetoric-meets-reality A national movement seeks to change how reading is taught. Will it work? Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:44:46 GMT /teaching-learning/science-of-reading-where-rhetoric-meets-reality /teaching-learning/which-states-have-passed-science-of-reading-laws-whats-in-them/2022/07 Education Week tracks which states mandate that schools use evidence-based methods to teach young students how to read. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:44:07 GMT /teaching-learning/which-states-have-passed-science-of-reading-laws-whats-in-them/2022/07 /teaching-learning/letrs-program-teacher-training The intensive, expensive teacher training has boomed—but what does it include? And does it work? Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:43:55 GMT /teaching-learning/letrs-program-teacher-training /teaching-learning/second-times-a-charm-a-state-revamps-reading-instruction-again/2022/07 By prioritizing supports, North Carolina experts say its new “science of reading” law corrects flaws from a past effort. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:43:33 GMT /teaching-learning/second-times-a-charm-a-state-revamps-reading-instruction-again/2022/07