The lack of comprehensive parental leave policies is a nationwide issue, according to Education Slice. Only 18% of large school districts provide any form of paid parental leave, a stark contrast to many professional sectors.
Without daily classroom demands work many teachers take home, summer is perhaps the best opportunity to squeeze in reading—other than poring over curricula objectives and student essays. Education Week asked what teachers are reading in
A body of research that predates the pandemic shows when students feel connected to school, they’re more likely to attend and perform well academically, according to Education Week.. They’re less likely to misbehave and feel
How much work would it take to develop guidelines to help educators manage the challenges of using generative AI tools for their work? In Michigan, it was a team effort, according to an article in
Labeling students as “lazy” has been a long-standing practice, but recent discussions shed light on the complexities behind student apathy, reports Education Slice. Kyle Coppes, a principal at an international school in Germany, recently explored
Understanding and managing a room full of students can be one of the greatest challenges for a new teacher, according to Education Slice. To address this, districts are providing explicit training on classroom management to
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say the country’s public K-12 education system is generally going in the wrong direction. A far smaller share (16%) say it’s going in the right direction, and about a
Staff and students at Yates Elementary in Schenectady, N.Y., rarely end a conversation without uttering two words: “Choose Kind,” according to an article in Education Week. The phrase, written on signs throughout the school and
Nine out of 10 K-12 technology leaders expect their IT asset inventories to grow this year, while 48 percent believe that their IT budgets will diminish, according to a new survey by Incident IQ and reported in
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