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Reading Time: 7 minutesAs Molly Hamill explains the origin of the Declaration of Independence to her students, she dons a white wig fashioned into a ponytail, appearing as

Reading Time: 9 minutesA teacher’s classroom setup can reveal a lot about their approach to learning. April Jones, who is a ninth grade algebra teacher in San Antonio,

Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom parents’ fraught decisions over whether they can safely send their children to class to reports of districts losing families to self-deportation, schools around the

Reading Time: 4 minutesExasperating. Depressing. Predictable. That’s how experts describe the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the “nation’s report card.” Considered

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card, was released last year, the results were sobering. Despite increased funding streams

Reading Time: 5 minutes“I’ve never done this work alone,” I thought as I looked around the high school gymnasium at the other instructional coaches and school leaders. We

Reading Time: 5 minutesLet me try to communicate what it feels like to be an English teacher in 2025. Reading an AI-generated text is like eating a jelly

Reading Time: 6 minutesMore 4-year-olds across California are entering transitional kindergarten (TK) this year — curious and eager to play and learn. But some aren’t fully potty-trained, posing

Reading Time: 5 minutesBrandon Gabel expected an ordinary day of remote work when he woke up at 5:45 on a January morning in 2024. By 8:30 a.m., he

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe funding and overall future of Head Start — which helps low-income families with child development and family support services — has been in the

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. It’s my ninth grade English class, and we are

Reading Time: 9 minutesSecond grade teacher Demetria Richardson spends so much on school supplies she has a designated credit card to cover classroom expenses. Just don’t tell her