Women make up roughly three-fourths of K-12 teaching jobs, which are generally tied to fixed salary schedules. Yet according to a new research brief from the Brookings Institution, female teachers typically make thousands less than their male counterparts.
For even the most established and well-known edtech providers, their effectiveness and interoperability are just now taking flight. District leaders should require vendors to provide certain certifications before considering incorporating them into their district.
History, biology and other teachers need to teach their content and build knowledge AND teach reading strategies, opening students up to learn additional content from texts beyond what they learn from classroom lectures and hands-on experiences.
The most innovative and most equitable districts on gender disparity are creating policies offer adequate childcare, allow for more flexible work hours, foster a family-first culture and explicitly provide mentoring and networking.
Big bucks could be headed toward academic acceleration, special education and Title I schools in the 2024 education budget unveiled by President Joe Biden this week—but its outlook is dim in the face of a Republican-controlled House of Representatives and a sharply divided Congress.
Literacy success starts with a proper plan. And when in the classroom, having a solid foundation for tackling the new year is critical for student success. As your students progress and evolve throughout their literacy journey, your plan of action should adapt to their changing needs. On this episode of Literacy Matters, Cheryl Lundy Swift […]
To support all children in becoming proficient readers, it is imperative that the classroom environment and literacy instruction are each inclusive, diverse, and equitable, so that all students and families feel like they belong. In this recent webinar, two literacy experts outline some practical strategies to create equitable literacy environments and an inclusive teaching and […]
And in the weeks that followed, school and district leaders faced intense criticism over their handling of the incident and potential red flags that preceded the violence, with at least two officials leaving their posts.
