4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1038+ words) Brooke Olsen-Farrell was mapping out a 2026-27 budget last fall under the assumption that her district's main source of funding for teacher professional development simply wouldn't materialize. At the time, the superintendent of Vermont's Slate Valley Unified school district'like education leaders…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (20+ words) Education Week Beyond the "One-and-Done: Professional Development That Sticks...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (282+ words) Most high school students report using generative artificial intelligence tools for schoolwork. Many teachers are using the technology to save time, communicate with parents, and brainstorm lesson plans. And President Donald Trump last April signed an executive order that called…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1363+ words) Jenna Davis handed papers over to two kindergarten teachers of English learners. The English-learner coach at Nashville's Mt. View Elementary School wanted them to record their reflections on what was going well in the classes they co-lead with other teachers…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1341+ words) Jon Minton had been the principal of Elizabethton High School in eastern Tennessee for five years when, in 2024, the state department of education chose him to lead a regional "principal study council." The group of principals from his area met…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (864+ words) The time teachers spend in professional development has been top of mind for elementary school parents in northern Virginia's Fairfax County school system this spring as the district plans for the 2026-27 school year. The 180, 000-student system this academic year had…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (619+ words) Toilet training marks one of childhood's most exciting leaps toward independence. Yet many children today are reaching this milestone later than previous generations. In the 1950s, most children mastered toilet training shortly after turning 2, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1167+ words) American schools are in a decade-long "learning recession," a new report from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford shows. But contrary to the narrative that attributes declines mainly to the pandemic and increased screen time, the report's authors argue that…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (703+ words) A small but growing number of high schools are using artificial intelligence to solve a very real problem at commencement ceremonies: For graduates, the pomp and circumstance can be quickly drained from the long-awaited moment when a reader mispronounces their…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (921+ words) Thomas Brenner, 60, has served as the principal of Cloquet Middle School for the last 24 years. But his history with the eastern Minnesota district runs deeper. He and his three children attended the middle school he now leads. As a principal,…...