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The combination of COVID-19 school closures and rising culture wars put a harsh spotlight on educators, but none had it worse than the nation’s social studies educators. Social studies has long been a ...

Survey of 600 teachers finds routine classroom groupings linked to fears of pupil isolation, bullying and exclusion.

Parents of Maine students are beginning to organize against the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the growing number of conservative ...

Higher education groups are suing the Trump administration over its executive orders eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) positions in government and his threatening the loss of funding ...

Several education groups announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday over its decision to begin the breakdown of the Department of Education. The National Education Association (NEA) ...

Five major education groups penned a letter last week expressing their opposition to a “voucher movement” in South Dakota. Leaders of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, South Dakota ...

Every year, early elementary teachers welcome students with a wide range of reading abilities into their classrooms. Some kindergarteners may be reading whole books, for example, while others don’t ...

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Reaction to massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education came swiftly, with teachers unions and some parents groups condemning the moves, while supporters of school choice cheered them.