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Teaching Profession
'One of Your Own in the White House': A History of Teacher First Ladies and Presidents
Jill Biden won't be the first educator to live in the White House. Here are the other 19 teachers who became presidents and first ladies.
Teaching
Survey: Teachers and Students Are Struggling With Online Learning
In a new RAND report, teachers in remote and hybrid environments reported more challenges than those in solely face-to-face instruction.
Education
From Our Research Center
What Teachers Should Do When QAnon Conspiracy Theories Come to Class
An EdWeek survey found that educators are unsure if they should discuss the set of far-right theories in class.
Social Studies
Election Uncertainty and Anxious Students: Inside 4 Social Studies Classrooms
Teachers have the daunting task of bringing clarity to a confusing electoral landscape and trying to soothe their students' anxieties.
Social Studies
WATCH: Teaching About a Divisive Election--and What Comes Next
Five social studies teachers discuss their experiences teaching students about the most crucial and controversial parts of a chaotic election season.
Teaching
Most Educators Require Kids to Turn Cameras On in Virtual Class, Despite Equity Concerns
Sixty percent of teachers, principals, and district leaders say students face consequences if they turn off cameras during class.
Teaching
Are Aspiring Teachers Learning Classroom Management? It Varies
The strategy of reinforcing good behavior with praise is the least likely to be taught in teacher-prep programs, an analysis finds.
Reading & Literacy
Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing'
A recent document signals a major change from the Reading Workshop creator, who previously pushed back on "phonics-centric people."
Equity & Diversity
Gates Foundation Unveils Grants to Make Algebra More Culturally Relevant
The foundation wants to fund projects that reflect students' lived experiences, strengthen their math identities, and explore issues of social justice.
Social Studies
Grants for Teachers Creating Online Lessons During COVID-19
National Geographic Education announced a new grant program to help teachers design or adapt remote-friendly curriculum resources that use science, social studies or geography to teach about the pandemic, or about social or environmental justice.
Social Studies
Teachers React to the Debate: 'If the President Was in My Class, He Would Not Pass'
Many teachers use the presidential debates as a teaching tool for civics, but the first Trump-Biden showdown was anything but educational.
Teaching
50 or More Students in One Class: The New Reality for Some K-12 Teachers
The instructional techniques teachers normally use won't work in classes with 50, 60, or 70 students, educators say.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Pay Remains Low, and COVID-19 Has Thwarted Efforts to Raise It
Experts are concerned that any progress states were beginning to make with raising teacher pay will be wiped away by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Curriculum
Does Social Studies Build Stronger Readers? A New Study Suggests So
Spending 30 more minutes per day on social studies in elementary school is linked with better reading performance by the end of 5th grade, according to a new study.