30 Awesome Classroom Activities That Teach Job-Readiness Skills
Students need these skills to succeed in the workplace.
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NAACP Warns Maryland’s School leaders
The Maryland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging local and state school officials to address the distressing situation faced by African American students in Maryland’s public schools. In an effort to tackle this issue, the Maryland State Conference NAACP has announced its plans to organize a conference …
Curriculum Is More Than Academic Requirements (Opinion)
“The reality our children face requires of them a lot more than a mastery of academics,” says this letter writer.
How to Support New Teachers So They Stay—and Thrive
Job interviews that highlight schools’ strengths, looking at teacher applicants’ assets, and giving new hires layers of support all matter.
Teachers Are Frustrated by Schools’ Scattershot Approach to Instruction
Standards-based reform has held sway for decades. But teachers say schools continue to send mixed signals about priorities for learning.
Principals, Here Are 4 Simple Tips to Communicate Better (Opinion)
To create a positive learning environment, school leaders must master various communication strategies.
‘High-Dose’ Tutoring Boosts Student Scores. Will It Also Work Online?
The pandemic left plummeting test scores in its wake, especially in math. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results from last year …
Public Schools Are Still Segregated. But These Tools Can Help
Data show that racial and socioeconomic segregation persist, but districts may be able to seek federal help to address it.
Teaching Students to Be Media Literate in Two Languages
A former television reporter helps students learn to process news critically in both Spanish and English.
Ten Governors, Including Maryland’s Wes Moore, Unite Against What They Call Book Censorship in Schools
In a collective effort in, what 10 governors say, is to combat book censorship in schools, Governor Wes Moore (D) has joined forces with nine other governors, releasing a letter on Friday urging textbook publishers to stand firm against attempts to dilute educational materials by Republican lawmakers and conservative parents. The governors, predominantly Democrats, emphasized …