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Student Well-Being & Movement Court Orders Social Media Giant Meta to Pay $567M to Address Kids' Mental Health
The ruling is another setback for Meta, which faces an avalanche of lawsuits from families.
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School & District Management Opinion Don’t Make This Common Mistake When Onboarding New Teachers
A few small adjustments can make experienced teachers feel valued and new teachers supported.
Renee Gugel
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Student Well-Being & Movement Some Schools Stop Free Meals for All as SNAP Enrollment Falls
A rising number of schools no longer qualify for a federal program to provide free meals to all students.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion How Should White Teachers Show Up for Their Colleagues of Color?
Racial equity demands fewer allies and more co-conspirators. Here’s why the distinction matters.
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
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School & District Management Opinion Principals, Don't Start the School Year Without This Commitment
Are you spending your time on what matters most for students? Here’s how to take stock.
Rebecca A. Huggins
3 min read
Collage-style illustration of a teacher figure high-fiving a student at a table where she is working with multiple students. The background shows another teacher helping a student, a whiteboard with lessons and a view of desks in a classroom.
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School & District Management Opinion The 10 Words That Will Make You Rethink Education Leadership
Leadership isn't about status. It's about service to others.
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Equity & Diversity District Must Rename Schools After It Restored Confederate Names, Judge Rules
The district removed the Confederate names in 2020 only to bring them back four years later.
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A worker attaches a rope as they prepare to remove the statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson from its pedestal on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Shenandoah County, Virginia's school board voted 5-1 early Friday, May 10, 2024, to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary four years after the names had been removed.
A worker attaches a rope as they prepare to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson from its pedestal on July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The Shenandoah County school board in Virginia—which scrapped the Confederate names for two schools in 2020 and then restored them in 2024—is now under court order to rename the schools.
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    School & District Management Opinion Ed. Leaders Must Stop Getting Distracted by the Shiniest New Idea. Here’s How
    Effective school leadership depends on slowing down, asking better questions, and reflecting.
    Peter DeWitt & Michael Nelson, July 29, 2026
    4 min read
    Jared Charles, a community engagement worker with the South Carolina Department of Public Health, walks outside of a mobile clinic in Inman, S.C, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
    Jared Charles, a community engagement worker with the South Carolina Department of Public Health, walks outside a mobile clinic in Inman, S.C, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. The number of measles cases in the U<ins data-user-label="Matt Stone" data-time="07/24/2026 5:04:13 PM" data-user-id="00000185-c5a3-d6ff-a38d-d7a32f6d0001" data-target-id="">nited States</ins> this year so far has already surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025.
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    Student Well-Being & Movement There Are Already More U.S. Measles Cases This Year Than in All of 2025
    2026 has easily become the United States' worst year for measles since 1991.
    The Associated Press, July 24, 2026
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    The hallways of a school in Birmingham, Ala., on April 2, 2026. A new tool developed by the American Enterprise Institute allows schools to input student attendance data and other information to gauge their risk of chronic absenteeism—early in the school year before absences have piled up.
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    Student Absenteeism A New Tool Can Predict Absenteeism—Before It's Chronic
    A researcher-made tool takes student data into account to predict the risk of chronic absences.
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    This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin.
    This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. There are simple steps schools can take to low the risk of cyclospora affecting students, a consultant to districts says.
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    Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A How Schools Should Manage the Cyclospora Outbreak
    A consultant to school systems offers advice on food safety and messaging to families.
    Jennifer Vilcarino, July 23, 2026
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    Chief Leschi Schools senior Gerald Dillon, 18, who spends time as a teaching assistant for a second grade class through the school's career and technical education program, look son Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup, Wash.
    The Education Department just withdrew 60-year-old regulations holding school districts responsible for "disparate impact" of their policies across racial and ethnic student groups. It also rescinded similar regulations for career-technical education programs. A March 18, 2026 photo shows a senior who works part time through the career's CTE program at Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup, Wash.
    Lindsey Wasson/AP
    Equity & Diversity Education Department Scraps Longstanding Discrimination Rules
    Districts will no longer be liable for "disparate impact"—in discipline, course access, or CTE programs.
    Mark Walsh & Stephen Sawchuk, July 23, 2026
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    Attorney Eshé Collins at her office in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia on June 25, 2026.
    Attorney Eshé Collins at her office in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia on June 25, 2026.
    Dustin Chambers for Education Week
    Equity & Diversity Federal Equity Centers Protecting Students' Civil Rights Fight to Stay Open
    Four centers that support schools' efforts to expand student opportunity are fighting for their existence.
    Mark Lieberman, July 23, 2026
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