A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021.
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Here’s what the education system needs to do to help teachers address, repair and heal education towards and beyond reconciliation.
Teachers have faced high levels of stress and burnout throughout the pandemic.
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Health concerns, being older than 55 and having to switch to online or hybrid lessons were all factors that made some teachers want to quit or retire.
Today’s science standards encourage teachers to base lessons on real-world phenomena rather than textbook facts and definitions.
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Effective science teachers use everyday natural events to get students to explore their world. Here’s how they do it, according to an expert who prepares elementary school science teachers.
Today’s tests have more potential to facilitate student learning, rather than just monitor it.
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Public outcry against standardized testing, along with adjustments required by COVID-19, have led to a new generation of academic tests.
A survey of U.S. history teachers found they teach about 9/11 primarily on the date of the anniversary.
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The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is an opportunity for teachers to focus less on recreating the day and more on what students can learn from it, two curriculum experts argue.
Muslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11.
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Comments made during class discussions about 9/11 often put Muslim students on edge, according to a researcher who interviewed 55 Muslim students in and around the nation’s capital.
Soon there will be a large wave of retirements among South African teachers, peaking around 2030 and ending in 2040.
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A looming teacher retirement wave means South African universities need to double their annual teacher graduate numbers between now and 2030.
Black parents are having to call off work to deal with their children’s minor infractions at school.
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Suspensions don’t just harm Black children – they also harm their parents’ employment, a school discipline expert argues in a forthcoming book.
School districts are using federal COVID-19 relief funds to hire more mental health professionals.
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A shortage of school psychologists will pose serious problems as children return to school with higher levels of stress and anxiety, two experts on student mental health say.
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A survey of 268 teachers found 85% considered education news coverage to be generally negative. And 81% found it demoralising.
Pre-K students are more likely to be expelled than any K-12 grade.
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An early childhood development expert explains why so many preschoolers are kicked out of child care, and what to do if it happens to your child.
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Many interactions between teacher and student may appear insignificant or random, but they are important for learning and building relationships.
Parents and caregivers may need to continue in the role of education facilitator and technology specialist this fall.
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Teachers and students are likely to use a lot more online learning tools than they did pre-pandemic even after in-person classes resume.
Students nearing the end of high school worried about their schoolwork and education more than younger students.
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Students’ academic worries persisted through the pandemic. A developmental scientist offers tips to support young people heading back to school.
Republican politicians have championed legislation to limit the teaching of material exploring how race and racism influence American politics, culture and law.
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New state laws in the US banning teaching about systemic racism raise the question: Does the Constitution protect public school teachers’ right to choose how and what to teach?
The intrusion of school into families’ private spaces through online learning created tensions for families.
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It takes a village to raise a child, but the pandemic showed teachers and parents have different roles.
More than half of U.S. public school students are children of color, while most of their teachers are white.
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Teacher turnover is higher among Black and Latino teachers than white teachers. An education policy expert explains what schools can do to reverse the trend.
Kenyan teacher Ayub Mohamed giving a lesson in the Nairobi suburb of Eastleigh.
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What Kenya should focus on is providing in-service professional development to improve student learning outcomes.
Elementary school students in Brazil learn healthy ways to resolve conflicts during a three-day workshop in 2019.
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When students feel their classrooms are supportive and fair, they behave better, a survey in Brazil found.
Hip-hop can be used in science classes to help Black students gain interest in STEM.
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Science is often taught from a white or Western standpoint. Can teaching science from a hip-hop perspective make science more relatable to students of color? A hip-hop science educator weighs in.