What if we taught kids how to think, not what to think? That question is the focus of Re:Thinking, a new documentary that inspires educators, politicians and the public to reimagine schools. The film is based on the work of Derek and Laura Cabrera, cognitive scientists who apply systems-based concepts to learning design, leadership and […]

How do districts define and identify their special needs students? And how does that compare with the way it is done in other districts and states? Moreover, do these students receive the help they need? A new report, the first in a series by the Frontline Research and Learning Institute, sets out to answer those […]

Visit just about any racially mixed school and you will see black, white, Asian and Latino kids clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, an authority on the psychology of racism, says straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are […]

When the New York City Department of Education announced in September that all public school students will now receive free lunch, it joined a growing number of cities around the country trying to ease food insecurity and end the phenomenon of “lunch shaming.” Previously about three-quarters of the city’s 1.1 million public school students qualified […]

Linda Cliatt-Wayman is the turnaround queen. As the principal who changed two low-performing and violent Philadelphia high schools into safe spaces focused on learning, Wayman developed a program of high expectations for students and staff, and intense professional development. In 2013, after serving as an assistant superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia, she took […]

Curious to know what you can and cannot teach in a religious studies class in primary, middle, and secondary schools? You can find a few resources below. The First Amendment Center offers an extensive collection of papers, books and other materials for educators to know what they can and cannot do, by law, in public […]

With U.S. businesses of all sizes competing on the global stage, foreign language classes—and the teachers who teach them—are vanishing from K12 schools. Only about 10 percent of the U.S. population speaks a language other than English proficiently, and just 15 percent of public elementary schools offer language instruction, according to The American Academy of […]

Perhaps one of the more confusing aspects of teaching about religion is the question of whether students can pray in public schools. The answer is yes, within established guidelines. According to the American Civil Liberties Union: Link to main story: Schools are teaching, not preaching Students have the right to pray individually or in groups, […]