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School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
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Student Well-Being Collection The State of School Health Workers
Education Week examines the state of school health workers at a time when many say the demands of the job are making them consider quitting.
July 7, 2023
School & District Management Collection What These Retiring Principals Will Never Forget
Education Week asked four principals who are retiring this year to share a memory of their life in education that will stay with them.
June 23, 2023
Illustration of students and hands.
Robert Neubecker for Education Week
Policy & Politics Opinion Mapping the Future of Education: A Collection
Educational progress has stalled. But recommitting to opportunity for students shows the way forward, say advocates from across the country.
April 26, 2023
Russellville High School ESL teacher Edmund Martinez works with students in Russellville, Ala., on December 9, 2022.
Russellville High School ESL teacher Edmund Martinez works with students in Russellville, Ala., on December 9, 2022.
Tamika Moore for Education Week
English-Language Learners Project 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.
January 30, 2023
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James Steinberg for Education Week
School & District Management Opinion The Public Role of Education Researchers: A Collection
Rick Hess releases the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings in tandem with his commentary on the state of public scholarship.
January 17, 2023
Caution tape and caution signs surround Burlington High School in Burlington, Vt., on May 9, 2021.
Caution tape and caution signs surround Burlington High School in Burlington, Vt., on May 9, 2021.
Luke Awtry for Education Week
Student Well-Being Project 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.
October 27, 2022
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Student Well-Being Collection VIDEOS: Guiding Students Through Trauma
These programs are using play therapy and an SEL approach to learning to help students adjust and adapt after trauma.
July 25, 2022
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including in this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including in this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project Science of Reading: Where Rhetoric Meets Reality
A national movement seeks to change how reading is taught. Will it work?
July 20, 2022
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Laura Baker/Education Week and Dmitry Kovalchuk/iStock/Getty
Recruitment & Retention Collection Staffing Our Schools
Why schools are struggling to recruit and retain staff and how education leaders can start to solve the problem.
June 15, 2022
Illustration of students reading with pie chart.
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Student Achievement Collection Quality Counts
Quality Counts is Education Week’s annual report card grading the nation and the states on their performance in K-12 education.
February 4, 2022
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Erin Robinson for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Opinion What Black History Month Should Mean: A Collection
Amid national backlash against racially conscious instruction, it will take hard work to improve how Black history is taught in schools.
February 1, 2022
Illustration of magnifying glass and school buildings.
James Steinberg for Education Week
School & District Management Opinion How Educators and Researchers Can Work Together to Improve Schools: A Collection
Researchers and educators share their best advice on how to create successful partnerships that can improve schools.
January 18, 2022
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Student Achievement Collection The 6 Most Important Student Learning Stories in a Chaotic 2021
Our stories about how to keep students academically on track amid a pandemic were the most popular among district leaders.
December 28, 2021
Rycc Smith welcomes Montello Elementary School students as they board his bus outside the Lewiston, Maine school after the first day back in nearly a month on Jan. 21, 2021. The entire school district switched to all remote learning after an uptick in COVID-19 cases last month.
Rycc Smith welcomes Montello Elementary School students as they board his bus outside the Lewiston, Maine school after the first day back in nearly a month on Jan. 21, 2021. The entire school district switched to all remote learning after an uptick in COVID-19 cases last month.
Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP
Education Collection The Year in Review: Big Education Stories of 2021
Looking back on the top stories of 2021, it’s clear just how challenging this year was for America's teachers and school leaders.
December 27, 2021