Education Week

Is teaching an art or a science? This series explores that question. Art Informed by Science Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D., and Gisela Ernst-Slavit, Ph.D., have exemplified teaching as a scientifically informed art in their decades as teacher educators.

What’s trending among district and school leaders? And how can you design marketing campaigns that capture – and keep – their attention? During this 30-minute webinar, we’ll unpack the content that’s resonating with Education Week’s massive K-12 audience.

ChatGPT’s new ‘Teen Mode’ makes it easy for kids to cheat on class assignments, fails to flag signs of suicidal ideation and other risky behavior, and interacts with teens as if it were a friend, concludes a review by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that studies youth and technology. The tool poses “an unacceptable risk” for users under 18, Common Sense determined.

The countdown is on until Election Day. With midterm elections just weeks away on Nov. 3, Education Week has reviewed what’s on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and assembled a guide to highlight the statewide races and ballot initiatives of greatest consequence to schools. Check out the full guide here, including a state-by-state lookup tool and an overview of the top education issues surfacing in state races.

Education scientists nationwide are fighting to stabilize a research system roiled by ongoing federal funding disruptions and political fights—and the specter of increased political interference in education research. Thousands of researchers and teachers, as well as scientific and advocacy organizations, have called for the U.S. Department of Education to reconsider a grant overhaul that, they say, would gut evidence and destabilize education research.

Two months ago, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced proposed changes to Head Start that would dismantle several regulations of the federally funded program, which provides early education, health, and parenting services to more than 700,000 low-income children from birth to 5 and their mothers. Kennedy said on Aug.

As elementary schools coordinate broad efforts to address gaps in students’ math and reading abilities, science education can sometimes take a back seat. That lack of emphasis is reflected in a dearth of quality instructional materials for young students. Elementary school teaching often relies on “summer camp science"—flashy experiments that wow students without engaging them in larger questions, said Andrea Meyer, a 3rd through 6th grade science specialist in Boston.

Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. As pupils blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities.

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a school district’s ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.” The phrase is a jab at former President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. A Michigan mother of two says the school’s ban is a First Amendment violation. The school told her sons to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.

As we move deeper into another school year focused on instructional strategies, student engagement, and classroom management, I invite school leaders to consider a less likely participant in your school year prep: shame. Shame, while rarely discussed, shapes countless decisions teachers make in classrooms every day. In my work with novice teachers, we engage deeply with theories of classroom management and how to embed best practice within their classrooms.