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The Plan to Abolish the Education Department—One Year Later
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The Plan to Abolish the Education Department—One Year Later
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon pledged to dismantle the Dept. of Education. Here’s what they’ve done so far.
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The Black Teacher Pipeline Starts at HBCUs
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The Black Teacher Pipeline Starts at HBCUs
Aspiring Educator chapters at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are a key support for future Black teachers, who represent a small fraction of teachers overall.
More Ways to Improve Educator Recruitment
School Secretary Recalls Run-in with Gunman
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School Secretary Recalls Run-in with Gunman
Maria Scott averted tragedy when an armed man rang the school’s front buzzer.
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“We Deserve to Be Paid”
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“We Deserve to Be Paid”
Contingent and part-time faculty want equal pay for equal work. Why not now?
NEA's Higher Education Faculty Salary Analysis
Earth Day Lessons From Ancient Cultures to Artemis II
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Earth Day Lessons From Ancient Cultures to Artemis II
Could a picture book about Indigenous people be the moonshot our classrooms need this Earth Day?
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A 2025 survey found that a third of Americans ages 18–29 “do not buy into the value of democracy.”
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“Allowing students to bring up issues and talk about what they are seeing and hearing in their world is critical. They will begin to respond to each other—it’s a beautiful thing to see—and the teacher’s role is largely to monitor and moderate. I never get on a soapbox or make my own political views known. Instead, I ask a lot of guiding questions and give students practice in finding evidence from primary sources.”
— Lauren Hallgring, eighth-grade civics teacher, New Jersey (middle, with scarf in photo)
How Educators Help Students Value Democracy
Men of color make up just 2 percent of educators nationwide.
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“Growing up I didn’t see a lot of me in my own teachers. That really inspired me to go just a little harder in terms of what I bring to the table … to be better. I don’t have time to slack off because I want [my students] to be the best they can be....Not only am I beneficial to students of color, especially young Black males, but I feel I’m a benefit to all students."
— Samuel Washington Jr., science teacher, New York
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87 percent of America’s education standards mentioning Indigenous people and cultures are limited to pre-1900 contexts.
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“A contemporary story about a Native boy helps battle stereotyping while also offering lessons that anyone can learn about growing up and honoring your community and your place in it. It doesn’t swim through the tragedy and trauma of what Native culture lost but speaks about the living culture that is here and how kids can get to healing.”
— Anton Treuer, author of "Where Wolves Don't Die"
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