Teaching
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Technology
A recent, AI-generated “deepfake” audio recording of a principal making hateful comments has laid bare an uncertain landscape for educators—a bleak one that could...
News
David C. Banks consulted his top deputies. He spoke with another school district leader. As the police cleared out pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had seized...
Academies
Some councils taking part in the government’s “safety valve” SEND deficit reduction programme have “removed” their deficits, a top civil servant has said. Susan...
News
Many donors, politicians and Jewish students have pressured their colleges to confront antisemitism more forcefully. But one challenge can make the whole exercise feel...
Teaching
To the Editor: In recent years, especially since the pandemic, it seems that “burnout” has joined the lexicon of buzzwords and acronyms that pervade...
Teaching
For the first time ever, the average teacher salary in America has topped $70,000 this school year. Teacher salaries are growing faster than at...
Teaching
On any given day, you might find students from Centreville Elementary attending class at one of the school’s 17 outdoor learning spaces, taking a...
Academies
One of the first councils to sign up to a controversial government bailout programme over its high needs deficits has been slammed by inspectors...
Academies
Many coaches will recognise the situation. They have observed a teacher’s lesson and spotted some room for improvement, perhaps around behaviour management. The coach...
Academies
Matt Hood has been appointed as the chief executive of Oak National Academy after a year-long recruitment process finally concluded. Hood, Oak co-founder, had...
Leaders
Nobody has to be convinced that the education system is broken. In the words of Leonard Cohen “Everybody Knows.” A recent Pew Research article...
News
A police consulting firm will review a violent confrontation at the University of California, Los Angeles a week ago, in which a group of...
News
House Republicans will hold a hearing on Wednesday morning looking for the first time into accusations of antisemitism in elementary and secondary schools since...
Leaders
I’ve been having a series of conversations with Joe Feldman, the author of Grading for Equity, about efforts to promote equitable grading. In a...
News
Few West Coast universities rival the pomp of the University of Southern California’s commencements. Flags fly. Trumpets blare. Tens of thousands of relatives from...
Policy
The chaotic and substantially delayed rollout of a simplified FAFSA form, rising reports of antisemitism at K-12 schools and on college campuses, Biden administration...
Leaders
When planning your staff development, less is more! I recently attended a local education conference that was excellent. The organizers were extremely thoughtful and...
Leaders
When a student has their head on their desk and isn’t tuning in to a lesson, it can be hard not to take it...
News
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday compared the protests unfolding on American university campuses to what happened at institutions of higher learning in Germany...
News
Pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded themselves inside the main administrative building at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, R.I., on Monday night, protest organizers...
Policy
Schools stand to lose a significant chunk of revenue when federal COVID-relief aid expires. That’s one of the takeaways from a new batch of...
Policy
The chaotic and substantially delayed rollout of a simplified FAFSA form, rising reports of antisemitism at K-12 schools and on college campuses, Biden administration...
Policy
Schools stand to lose a significant chunk of revenue when federal COVID-relief aid expires. That’s one of the takeaways from a new batch of...
Policy
State laws that allow teachers to carry guns are “dangerous” and could lead to “accidents and more tragedy,” the U.S. Secretary of Education told...
Leaders
I’ve been having a series of conversations with Joe Feldman, the author of Grading for Equity, about efforts to promote equitable grading. In a...
Leaders
When planning your staff development, less is more! I recently attended a local education conference that was excellent. The organizers were extremely thoughtful and...
Leaders
When a student has their head on their desk and isn’t tuning in to a lesson, it can be hard not to take it...
News
A police consulting firm will review a violent confrontation at the University of California, Los Angeles a week ago, in which a group of...
News
House Republicans will hold a hearing on Wednesday morning looking for the first time into accusations of antisemitism in elementary and secondary schools since...
News
Few West Coast universities rival the pomp of the University of Southern California’s commencements. Flags fly. Trumpets blare. Tens of thousands of relatives from...