Teaching & Learning

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College & Workforce Readiness The CTE Program Answering the Question ‘Why Do I Need Math to Be a Firefighter?’
Integrating academic learning into career and technical education comes with challenges.
Lauraine Langreo
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Teaching Opinion 'Just Stick to Romeo and Juliet': How to Miss the Point About Teaching
Teaching may look easy. It requires skills that make the profession anything but.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Reading & Literacy Q&A Why This Under-the-Radar Piece of Literacy Reform Is One of the Most Important
Parent notification is a central piece of reading reform, this advocate says.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Reading & Literacy How One Library Is Linking Storytime to Classroom Lessons
In one county, some after-school programs use the schools' curriculum. It could boost kids' reading, experts say.
Sarah Schwartz
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Soddy-Daisy
Kids gather in a circle to learn how to play marbles during the after school programming in the community library in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. on Oct. 1, 2026. The library is going beyond traditional academic enrichment to connect with a school district's literacy curriculum.
Kevin Wurm for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Q&A Dual Enrollment Is Surging. Here's How High Schools Can Get it Right
More than 3 million high school students took a college course last year.
Grace Jiang
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3 min read
Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren, Mich. off of 12 Mile Road on Oct. 15, 2026.
Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren, Mich., is shown on Oct. 15, 2026. In Michigan, 16 percent of community college students are high schoolers. Nationwide, dual enrollment now tops 3 million students.
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Mathematics States Call for More Time on Math. Schools Struggle to Shift Their Schedules
A growing number of states have mandated schools spend at least 60 minutes a day on math instruction.
Evie Blad
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5 min read
Stopwatch increase Math time 60 min early math foundation
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English Learners How One State Is Fixing Bureaucratic Hurdles for English Learners
New legislation in California helps the state catch up and lead in reclassifying English learners.
Ileana Najarro
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FA student wipes his face while his mother takes a photo of him with a sign on the first day of school at Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2026.
A student wipes his face while his mother takes a photo of him with a sign on the first day of school at Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2026. English learners in California will only need to meet one criterion to reclassify this school year.
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    Teaching Profession Opinion No, Self-Directed Learning Doesn't Make Teachers Obsolete
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    Students read Where the Mountain Meets the Moon in Jaime Johnson’s 6th grade language arts class at Murphy Middle School in Dacula, Georgia on September 22, 2026.
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