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You’re a New Teacher. It Can Be Messy But Also Thrilling I should have trusted my students more and given them ownership of their learning (more student-centeredness). Instead, I found choice boards to be fun; the students could develop creative tools to show their understanding of the topic (at least with 2nd grade and up).…

Put ‘Relationships Before Curriculum,’ Veteran Educators Say 1. “With great power comes great responsibility.” (Spider-Man) – Throughout history and starting during the French Revolution and continuing into the Spider-Man comics, this theme has appeared many times, but it definitely applies to being an educator. When I first started teaching, I didn’t realize just how much…

The World Seems Complicated. Perhaps It’s Time to Be More Human A former K-5 public school principal turned author, presenter, and leadership coach, DeWitt provides insights and advice for education leaders. He can be found at www.petermdewitt.com. Read more from this blog. Education is a human endeavor. It is a sector and a function that…

Why Are Schools a Target for Cyberattacks? Last month, the Los Angeles school district was targeted in a massive ransomware attack (see Education Week’s story here). Just weeks ago, Michigan’s South Redford school district was targeted by a cyberattack that closed its schools for two days. Educators and policymakers are justifiably rattled by such attacks…

Fewer Districts Are Providing Home Internet Access, But Students Still Need It The number of schools that say they are providing students with home internet access has dropped dramatically in the past year, according to newly released survey data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Forty-five percent of public schools say they are still…

Reinventing the School Librarian’s Role: How a NYC Library Director Adapted to Change Nowhere was that disruption more widespread than in the country’s largest school district, New York City, with its 1.1 million students. For Melissa Jacobs, the director of school library services in New York City, it was a golden opportunity to rethink how…

High Court Justice Rejects Student’s Bid to Block Removal Over Sexual Harassment Claim U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has denied relief to a California high school student seeking to return to school after his district suspended him indefinitely under an “emergency removal” provision in Title IX regulations on sexual harassment. The San Ramon Valley…

Can They Do That? Questions Swirl Around COVID-19 School Vaccine Mandates Vaccines—and the legality of mandating them—are once again at the center of the debate over public health measures. Opponents already have vowed legal challenges to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s vote to require COVID-19 vaccines for all students 12 and older who attend…

Texas Attorney General Sues More School Districts That Require Masks The Texas attorney general’s office filed even more lawsuits Tuesday against districts that require students to wear masks to school. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced it filed suit against nine more school districts, including the Waco and Paris independent school districts. In August, Paris…

Families Sue Rhode Island’s Governor to Overturn His School Mask Mandate My daughter is growing moody and withdrawn. My child’s attention span has dropped. My daughter can’t breathe. My oldest has allergies and has developed a rash from wearing a mask all day. These are just some of the reasons why 16 parents, in a…