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How Much Trauma Can Our Schools Withstand?
Once again, the nation has called upon its K-12 educators to withstand unimaginable tragedy, and to carry our children to emotional safety. And despite a wrenching, nonstop barrage of pain—a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and multiple mass shootings—that’s what they are doing.
The Teaching Profession Is ‘Crumbling': What Can School Leaders Do to Help?
The longstanding structural problems—a ballooning workload, scant resources, difficult working conditions—have become more urgent lately as schools grapple with staffing shortages and struggle to meet students’ academic and social needs, in the wake of a global pandemic.
A New AP Precalculus Course Aims to Diversify the Math Pipeline
In an effort to better prepare all students for college-level math courses, the College Board will offer a new AP Precalculus course beginning in fall 2023. It will cover a “broad spectrum of function types that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science,” according to the course framework.
4 Steps to Building Your Own School Staffing Pipeline
School leaders across the country struggled to staff classrooms this winter during the omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Not Adam Lane, the principal of Haines City Senior High School in Polk County, Fla., who always had a teacher in the classroom or a substitute ready to fill in. EdWeek sat down with him to learn how he built a staffing pipeline.
Are Teacher-Prep Programs Out of Touch?
Larry Ferlazzo discusses the question "What do you think many teacher-credentialing programs should be teaching that they might not be doing now?" with a number of educators and leaders.
With Teacher Morale in the Tank, What’s the Right Formula to Turn It Around?
More recognition, flexible schedules, and better pay are among the keys to improving teacher morale, a panel of education experts said in a candid discussion about a “profession in crisis.”
Some States Back Away From a Major Student Well-Being Survey. Why, and What It Could Mean
Three states have had recent preliminary discussions about withdrawing from the state-level data collection, known as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, said Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC’s division of adolescent and school health.
Teacher Morale Is at a Low Point. Here’s Where Some Are Finding Hope
Education Week spoke with four recipients of the Milken Award, an annual recognition for “exceptional educational talent” and leadership from the Milken Family Foundation. They talked, in their own words, about the lessons they’ll take forward from the pandemic, the ways their colleagues inspired them, and the moments with students that are keeping them going.
Why These Aspiring Teachers Are Eager to Enter a Beleaguered Profession
Education Week spoke to four students at NC State University’s college of education about why they’re choosing teaching, despite all the challenges and stressors. They say they are well-aware that job satisfaction among teachers has plummeted over the years, and that low teacher salaries are discouraging—but they’re still excited to pursue their dream job.