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An educator argues that how we teach American history has direct consequences for Native students today in this 2021 opinion essay. #EWArchive
Why Do Native People Disappear From Textbooks After the 1890s? (Opinion)
How we teach American history has direct consequences for Native students today, writes a Navajo Technical University professor.
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October 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A Navajo scholar offers insight and resources for how to teach about Native Americans through Native lenses. #EWArchive
'We Exist': How to Learn About Native Americans Through Native Lenses (Opinion)
A Navajo scholar offers both perspective and resources for making Native American Heritage Month part of your classroom.
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October 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
An education policy scholar explains what schools should do to cultivate a common identity. #EWArchive
How to Teach What It Means to Be American (Opinion)
As America turns 250, Richard Kahlenberg discusses how schools can cultivate a common identity.
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October 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"Any educator can play a role in ending public education’s long history of miseducation and erasure of Native peoples.”
 
Here’s how to stop treating Native history as an add-on to the regular curriculum. #EWArchive
Whose Land Are You On? How to Get Started Teaching Native American History (Opinion)
It's easy to feel as if a handful of lessons once a year in November about Native American art or storytelling isn't enough. It isn't.
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October 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Are teachers burnt out or are they being set up to fail? #EWArchive
Teachers Aren't Burnt Out. They Are Being Set Up to Fail (Opinion)
Instead of scapegoating teachers, let’s look at the real causes of workplace stress and demoralization, writes best-selling author and teacher Alexandra Robbins.
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October 7, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“We can only guess at what weighs on other people. Hurts and wounds are not always visible on the outside.” #EWArchive
What 9/11 Can Teach Us Today (Opinion)
We can only guess at what weighs on other people. Hurts and wounds are not always visible on the outside.
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September 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
School is (almost) back in session! Check out these tips for how to organize your classroom.
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Looking for Ways to Organize Your Classroom? Try Out These Tips (Opinion)
Be sure to set up your classroom so that it helps students learn and you save time.
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August 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Just one educator can make a difference in a student’s future.

What makes an inspiring and passionate teacher?
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What Makes an Inspiring and Passionate Teacher? (Opinion)
How one teacher inspired a young student to see himself as a reader, a learner, and a future educator.
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August 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“I want to be able to call my job that—a job—without facing a piercing glare from an administrator for not cheerfully sacrificing my personal time to grade papers,” writes a teacher. #EWArchive
I Don't Have to Love My Students to Be a Good Teacher (Opinion)
Treat teachers like the professionals we are rather than expecting endless and selfless sacrifice, writes one educator.
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August 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here’s what principals can do to stay positive and focus on improving morale this school year. #EWArchive
How Principals Can Start School With a Smile (Opinion)
Here are five ways to stay positive and focus on morale this year.
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August 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
While deciding what to wear is a common daily challenge, the task becomes even more complex when you are an educator. #EWArchive
How Should Teachers Dress for the Classroom?
Teachers on social media weigh in on the notion of dressing professionally—and what that means in reality.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
These strategies can help bring innovation to the classroom, without necessarily adding to school budgets. #EWArchive
It’s Time to Rethink the ‘One Teacher, One Classroom’ Model (Opinion)
Here are proven strategies to innovate the teaching profession—without necessarily adding to school budgets.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A veteran math teacher and author identifies three reform trends he believes are contributing to problems in math education. #EWArchive
What It Takes to Actually Improve Math Education (Opinion)
Barry Garelick, a veteran math teacher and author, shares three reform trends that he sees contributing to problems in math education.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Teachers often cite these five problems as reasons for leaving the profession. #EWArchive
To Keep Teachers From Quitting, Address These 5 Key Issues
Pay matters, but is often not the main point of dissatisfaction. Here are five common problems teachers say make them want to quit.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Many teachers see the "mindfulness" push as well intentioned, but not a panacea for the feeling that their jobs have become untenable. #EWArchive
Superficial Self-Care? Stressed-Out Teachers Say No Thanks
Many teachers see the "mindfulness" push as well intentioned, but not a panacea for the feeling that their jobs have become untenable.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Should love be at the center of student-teacher relationships?

Education Week’s social media followers weigh in. #EWArchive
Why Exactly Do We Ask Teachers to Love Their Students? Educators Weigh In
Should love be at the center of student-teacher relationships? Education Week’s social media followers weigh in.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Papering over legitimate, negative feelings with phrases like "look on the bright side" can be harmful for teachers and students. #EWArchive
When Toxic Positivity Seeps Into Schools, Here's What Educators Can Do
Papering over legitimate, negative feelings with phrases like "look on the bright side" can be harmful for teachers and students.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Teachers on social media said that principals should spend time teaching in the classroom. #EWArchive
Teachers Want Their Administrators to Teach. Here's Why
Principals and other education administrators should even be required to spend time teaching in the classroom, according to teachers responding to an EdWeek query.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Acceptance of all children is a central mission of many public schools, where it's often stated that there's no room for hatred and fear.

However, some people feel that initiative has gone too far. #EWArchive
Are Schools Too Inclusive? Some People Think So (Opinion)
Acceptance of all children is a central mission of public schools—places where there's no room for hatred and fear.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
These educators share strategies that principals can use to support their teachers. #EWArchive
Advice for Principals: Empower Your Teachers (Opinion)
When principals develop partnerships with teachers, it helps them both.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s not easy for students to change ingrained habits.

This education researcher offers her insights that she believes could be the difference between continued misbehavior and good conduct. #EWArchive
How to Fix Classroom Misbehavior (Opinion)
An insight from the science of habit can make all the difference between continued misbehavior and good conduct.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Curriculum leaders in this county reported higher test scores after intentionally embedding writing instruction in the English curriculum to help the youngest learners make strides in reading comprehension. #EWArchive
This District Made Writing an Integral Part of Its Teaching, and It's Paying Off
Curriculum leaders in Sumner County, Tenn., say students' test scores and confidence have been on the rise.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
School leaders can use these strategies to keep teachers excited about the job. #EWArchive
Keep School Staff Motivated All Year Long: Advice From Principals
Here are some of the things—big and small—that school leaders do and say to keep teachers excited about the job.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Is it really possible for a district to spend too much money on teachers?

This researcher explains how higher pay can sow benefits beyond teachers' earnings. #EWArchive
What Does It Mean to 'Overspend' on Teacher Salaries? (Opinion)
Is it really possible for a district to spend too much money on teachers? Higher pay sows benefits beyond teachers' earnings.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Educators on social media weighed in on the tradeoffs of having later start times for schools. #EWArchive
What Time Should School Start? We Asked Teachers
Educators on social media weigh in on the tradeoffs of later start times, like sleep schedules, commutes, and after-school errands.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM