Calls to increase the diversity of the teacher workforce are unlikely to meaningfully address large racial and ethnic educational inequities, at least not during elementary school.
Data shows teacher pay never exceeds that of other college graduates.
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Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent.
Some parents decided to continue home-schooling their kids even after public schools resumed in-person classes.
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Federal, state and local efforts to help students recover learning they missed or lost during the pandemic are underway. But those projects don’t include the youngest students.
Black students are underrepresented in Advanced Placement courses.
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Racial hostility can produce symptoms similar to what soldiers experience as a result of going to war.
In the remains of her classroom, 16-year-old Khrystyna Ignatova visits her desk in the Chernihiv School #21, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
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Science fiction books can inspire more children to become scientists if authors and illustrators do a better job of depicting characters from diverse backgrounds.
Black boys are more likely than white students to be identified as potentially in need of special education.
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Two education researchers say one of the most widely used terms in school reform debates should be retired because of its potential to do more harm than good.
Failure to complete homework leaves students in the lurch.
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Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
Life is more normal now than it has been in years, as people do away with masks and social distancing.
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William Hauk, University of South Carolina; Lisa Miller, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus e Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell
President Joe Biden’s suggestion that the COVID-19 pandemic is over has led to a backlash among some experts who suggest the comment is premature – and counterproductive.
High school students have studied many of the same books for generations. Is it time for a change?
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An English professor takes a critical look at why today’s students are assigned the same books that were assigned decades ago – and why American school curricula are so difficult to change.