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The State of Teaching
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March 20, 2025
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Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare to Others in Your State? Take This Quiz
Take the quiz to calculate your Teacher Morale Index score and see how it compares to your state’s average.
Marina Whiteleather, Sterling C. Lloyd & Carly Grace McNeil, March 13, 2025
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Custom illustration of an open book with the left side showing the blue and stars of the American flag and the right side of the book showing the red stripes of the American flag with the silhouette of a sad young boy behind the stripes/bars. His head is looking down and he is wearing a school book bag.
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English Learners Data Political Divides Shape Educators’ Views on English Learners’ Rights
Educators are divided along political lines on rights for English learners and immigrant students, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.
Ileana Najarro, Alex Harwin & Gina Tomko, March 12, 2025
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Clayton Hubert is an art teacher who wears many hats as an educator, including driving the school bus each morning, as seen here on Jan. 16, 2025, in Lamberton, Minn.
Clayton Hubert, an art teacher, wears many hats as an educator, including driving the school bus some mornings, as seen here on Jan. 16, 2025, in Lamberton, Minn. Many teachers say the expectations of the role have grown far beyond classroom instruction.
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Teaching Profession Teaching in 2025: ‘Every Day Is a Crazy Day. It’s Fine.’
The profession is changing, and it's more challenging than ever. Resilient teachers are adapting. But at what cost?
Sarah D. Sparks, Caitlynn Peetz & Ileana Najarro, March 4, 2025
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Teaching Profession Data What Teacher Morale Looks Like in Every State
See how teacher morale compares across the states—and where it's highest and lowest.
Holly Kurtz & Laura Baker, March 4, 2025
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?
Education Week recorded a jump in teacher morale. What factors explain the upswing?
Olina Banerji, March 4, 2025
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8 min read
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Teaching Profession ‘Does Anyone Care How Hard I Worked Today?’: Principals and Teachers Get Candid
Three conversations reveal what's really going on with teacher morale.
Olina Banerji & Jaclyn Borowski, March 4, 2025
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Teaching Profession Video Meet the Hometown Boy Turned Art Teacher (and Bus Driver, and Wrestling Coach, and ...)
Clayton Hubert is bus driver, art teacher, and coach. But even his small, tight-knit school community struggles with student engagement.
Caitlynn Peetz & Kaylee Domzalski, March 4, 2025
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Teaching Profession Q&A What Top Teachers Want From Their Principals, Work-Life Balance, and More
Finalists for Teacher of the Year weigh in on how the field is changing and supports educators need.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 20, 2025
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7 min read
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Special Report How AI Is Reshaping Teachers’ Jobs
Artificial intelligence is changing the way teachers work, learn, and teach.
February 14, 2025
The 2025 National Teacher of the Year Finalists, from left: Ashlie Crosson, Janet Damon, and Jazzmyne Townsend. Mikaela Saelua, of American Samoa, is the fourth finalist.
The 2025 National Teacher of the Year Finalists, from left: Ashlie Crosson, Janet Damon, and Jazzmyne Townsend. Mikaela Saelua, of American Samoa, is the fourth finalist.
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Teaching Profession The National Teacher of the Year Finalists Spotlight Literacy's Power
The four 2025 Teacher of the Year finalists highlight literacy’s power to engage students and shape lifelong readers.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 12, 2025
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Teaching Profession Opinion The One Quality That Every Great Teacher Shares
A lot has changed during my two decades as a teacher, but one thing is just as true as it was on my first day.
Eduardo Barreto, January 23, 2025
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Teaching Profession Public Trust in Elementary School Teachers Declines—But Still Tops Most Other Professions
Elementary school teachers second only to nurses in a poll of most-trusted professions.
Evie Blad, January 17, 2025
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3 min read
A pair of snow people greet motorists along Union Boulevard as a storm packing heavy snow envelopes the intermountain West on March 17, 2022, in Greenwood Village, Colo.
A pair of snow people greet motorists along Union Boulevard as a storm packing heavy snow envelopes the intermountain West on March 17, 2022, in Greenwood Village, Colo.
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Teaching Profession Teachers, Do You Check Your Work Email on Snow Days?
We know how students feel about snow days. But how do teachers see them?
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 13, 2025
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3 min read
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