Even stricter measures have surfaced, including a Louisiana bill that would prevent educators from discussing sexual orientation through eighth grade, and a Tennesse proposal to bar instructional materials that "normalize" LGTBQ lifestyles.
As the Florida measure critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill awaits final approval, a new curriculum transparency law requires schools to list library books and reading materials.
"School closures may ultimately prove to be the most costly policy decision of the pandemic era." That's the somber conclusion made by researchers taking a fresh look at the economic and other impacts of COVID.
Across the country, educators are building on the innovations of the remote and hybrid learning eras to reach a new normal of more advanced use of educational technology.
At a time when lawmakers in many states want teaching materials publicly posted in order to limit what schools teach about race, gender, and history, Colorado's database is a very different example of curriculum transparency.
The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters by John Alexander, M.Ed. on Feb 23, 2022 For decades, issues surrounding literacy instruction and poor literacy test scores have been discussed by researchers, professors of education, teachers, administrators, and parents. Research strongly recommends teachers provide explicit, systematic reading instruction. Not doing so puts too many emerging […]
The law forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. Teachers are wondering how the new law will affect them and their students.
Despite a wave of new laws that hit schools this week, a majority of adults oppose banishing sexual orientation or gender identity topics from U.S. classrooms.
An advocacy group, Equality Florida, plans legal challenge against divisive new law banning schools from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
Though many schools have held in-person instruction during most of 2021-22, one set of widely used assessments shows student performance in year two of the pandemic is lower than during the first year.
