2 days ago · A ninth grader places her cellphone in to a phone holder as she enters class at Delta High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, there is a strict …

16 hours ago · States are required by federal law to test students in reading and math annually in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. Some experts and educators make the case that …

21 hours ago · Dawnavyn M. James is an early-childhood, elementary, and Black history educator, emerging scholar, and Black history researcher. She is a former kindergarten …

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Dec 19, 2024 · A swirl of political, societal, technical, and practical currents converged to help a phenomenon—the “cellphone ban"—rise to prominence in 2024, making it Education Week’s …

Beatrice Hesseltine, center, and her classmates in Alyssa Saunders’ kindergarten class take a movement break during class at Vergennes Union Elementary School in Vergennes, Vt., on …

Sep 30, 2024 · Among the plans and policies that aim to reimagine the high school experience, most lean into a few key features deemed essential to driving impactful change: namely, …

Dec 13, 2024 · Though most of this legislation is still on the books in most places where it was passed, only two new laws joined the group in 2024. Political energy around this issue may be …

Special thanks to the first-ever Education Week Teacher Advisory Panel, a group of teachers from across the country who shared their insights and feedback as we developed the survey and …

Sep 30, 2024 · The skyrocketing expense of college, renewed interest in work and apprenticeships, and academic damage wrought by the pandemic has underscored a painful …