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Insights and analysis from Education Week journalists based on their extensive coverage and expertise
School & District Management
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How Principals Can Ride the Storm of Divisive Politics
School leaders must do their best to find a way for everyone to work together and move forward.
School Climate & Safety
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69传媒 Are Now Political Battlegrounds. We've Been Here Before
U.S. history is filled with moments of polarization. What鈥檚 different about today?
Teaching
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The Brain Science of Outrage: What Teachers Need to Know
Why is it so hard to disagree on controversial topics without blowing up? Neuroscience research has some answers.
Artificial Intelligence
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No, AI Won鈥檛 Destroy Education. But We Should Be Skeptical
Artificial intelligence is just the latest example of the importance of teaching students how to learn in an ever-changing world.
69传媒 & Literacy
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To Move Past the 69传媒 Wars, We Must Understand Where They Started
There鈥檚 a fundamental research divide about what reading is and how to study it.
Families & the Community
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Parents鈥� Rights Groups Have Mobilized. What Does It Mean for 69传媒?
Parents' rights groups have led the charge to limit teaching about race, sexuality, and gender. What will happen to students who miss out?
Teaching Profession
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Public 69传媒 Rely on Underpaid Female Labor. It鈥檚 Not Sustainable
Women now have more career options. Is that why they are leaving the teaching profession?
Budget & Finance
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What Does It Actually Mean for 69传媒 to Be Public?
There鈥檚 a conflict between how we fund public education and its public purpose.
School Climate & Safety
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Why Can't We Talk to Each Other Anymore?
Binary thinking is tearing the K-12 world apart. It doesn't have to be this way.
School & District Management
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Teachers Are Ready for Systemic Change. Are 69传媒?
The pandemic underscored the need for school change. Leaders must be ready to take on that work.
Student Well-Being
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We Talk a Lot About Student Mental Health. We Need More Action
The pandemic has brought new attention to student mental health concerns. 69传媒 need sustained help to respond.
Equity & Diversity
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The Key to More Equitable 69传媒? Deep Commitment
69传媒 are making progress on their DEI goals, but nothing short of an education overhaul will achieve equity.
Equity & Diversity
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When Did Equity Become a 'Trigger' Word?
Education equity may be inscribed in federal law, but that doesn't mean everyone agrees on what it means.
Policy & Politics
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What Is the Purpose of School?
We can鈥檛 build resilient schools until we agree what education's core role should be. And right now, we don鈥檛 agree.