This article was written and published by Sarah Sandelius  — May 15th, 2025 Sandelius: 5 key steps schools and districts can take to protect students with disabilities and enhance learning for all children. As mid-2025 nears, special education stands on increasingly shaky ground. Threats to Department of Education funding, efforts to shift the Individuals with Disabilities Education […]

This article was written and published by  Lainie Rowell — May 6th, 2025 When students get stuck on a concept, a compassionate approach that supports productive struggle might help them proceed. Do you like to rescue? I’ll admit it—I do. It brings me tremendous joy to help others, especially when I can clearly see what […]

This article was written and published by Marcus Luther — May 8th, 2025 Reflecting can help teachers bring closure to the school year, connect with students, and continually improve their practice. The final month of any school year has an endless supply of distractions for a teacher: assemblies and ceremonies, field trips and field days, […]

This article was written and published by Elizabeth Heubeck — May 7th, 2025 Teachers go above and beyond every day: grading papers through the weekend, using personal funds to decorate their classroom or set up a library corner, waiting on the curb outside school with a student whose parent is running late. Many go further still, […]

This article was written and published by Robin Vitucci— August 8th, 2023 I am here to give you some advice. But the advice doesn’t come from me personally, it comes from hundreds of AFT members I have had the pleasure to hear from over the years. No one knows how hard it is to be […]

This article was written and published by Donna Phillips — April 25th, 2025 Key Ideas Having solid systems in place provides the conditions for innovation and sustainability to occur within our education systems. When the Digital Equity Framework’s Coherent Systems, Resources and Policies domain is present in a school district, leaders have aligned systems, resources, […]

This article was written and published by Donna Phillips — April 25th, 2025 These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom. It’s a common scenario for teachers: You dim the lights and start playing a short video. You glance around the classroom, hoping to see engaged faces, but within a minute, a […]

This article was written and published by  Kaylee Domzalski & Ileana Najarro — April 22nd, 2025 In kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms at Allen Jay Elementary School, students learn subjects like reading, math, and science in English, and in Urdu. The school, in High Point, N.C., offers dual-language immersion programs in Urdu and Spanish, reflecting the two most […]

This article was written and published by Aurora Dreger— April 23rd, 2025 At the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), real change in education happens when those closest to the challenges are the ones driving the solutions. That’s the foundation of our Community of Action—a space where organizations come together to design, iterate, and build projects […]

This article was written and Published by GovTech— April 10th, 2025 The nonprofit Digital Promise launched the Responsibly Designed AI Product Certification this week to help school leaders select AI-driven ed-tech tools that meet specific requirements for student learning and safety. The ed-tech nonprofit Digital Promise this week launched a certification program specially designed to […]