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Homework
Detroit
3 days ago
The Detroit district’s first homework policy is in the works. See how much homework it recommends your child do every night.
Detroit students who are drowning in homework — or unable to complete it because of challenges at home — could soon find relief in a…
First Person
Detroit
April 16, 2018
Let’s solve the right problems for Detroit’s students with disabilities — not recycle old ones
I’ve spent 25 years both studying and actively trying to improve schools for students with disabilities. Segregated settings aren't the answer.
How I Teach
Tennessee
April 13, 2018
Why this Memphis history teacher seeks to create a ‘calming slice of Africa’ in his classroom
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. You…
How I Teach
Colorado
April 4, 2018
This Colorado teacher admitted she didn’t know all the answers – and students responded
Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask educators who’ve been recognized for their work how they approach their jobs. You can…
behind the music
New York
April 2, 2018
‘Connecting kids with who they are’: Why school diversity advocates are optimistic about Chancellor Richard Carranza
In New York City, advocates who have pushed for more diverse and inclusive schools are hopeful Carranza’s record will carry over.
School supplies
National
March 28, 2018
28,000 American teachers benefiting from cryptocurrency after company funds their DonorsChoose requests
The donation only temporarily offsets the many needs American teachers cite for their classrooms — and frequently fund out of their own pockets.
By the numbers
New York
March 27, 2018
More gifted programs join New York City’s school diversity efforts
Enrollment in the city's gifted programs is almost the reverse of the overall demographics in the school system.
Indiana
March 22, 2018
How an Indianapolis teacher is making fourth grade more like a video game
Amanda Moore uses adventures to entice students to practice math and reading skills.
thrown for a loop
National
March 21, 2018
Elementary school teachers sometimes follow a class of students from year to year. New research suggests that’s a good idea.
A new study shows that students improve more on tests in their second year with the same teacher and the benefits are largest for students of color.
Colorado
March 15, 2018
Crazy contraptions, Chemistry Cat, and climbing stories: How this Colorado science teacher connects with kids
A science teacher from northeastern Colorado talks about what she did when a mother began to criticism a student and why she loves Rube Goldberg contraptions.
behind the music
New York
March 14, 2018
‘We just wanted to help the movement’: Meet the NYC teacher whose students wrote a #NeverAgain anthem
We checked in with Kyle Fackrell, Lavelle Prep's longtime music teacher, to learn about the song, his students, and their ambitions.
Parents in school
Tennessee
March 13, 2018
English class for parents at one Memphis school fuels sense of community
Kate Bond Elementary offers a model for Shelby County Schools, where a growing immigrant population is compounding longtime challenges with parent involvement.
Repairing harm
Colorado
March 13, 2018
Inside one of three Denver schools serving as a national model for how to do discipline differently
Restorative justice is an approach to school discipline that focuses on repairing harm rather than doling out punishment.
intended consequences
National
March 13, 2018
When Chicago cut down on suspensions, students saw test scores and attendance rise, study finds
A modest drop in out-of-school suspensions for severe behavior actually led to small increases in test scores and attendance for all students in a school.
How I Teach
Tennessee
March 2, 2018
Kids learn better when they’re moving. Just ask this Memphis teacher and dance coach.
Every day, Alexia Young's third-graders jump up from their desks, dance around the classroom, and belt out a “reading chant."
How I Teach
Colorado
February 27, 2018
Meet the only speech-language pathologist in Colorado’s Teacher Cabinet
A school speech-language pathologist talks about the movie that inspired his career choice and how he connected with a student who, at first, barely looked at him.
student discipline
Tennessee
February 21, 2018
Looking for the ‘why’ behind student suspensions, Memphis schools turn to behavior specialists — again
For the first time since the city's 2013 school merger, behavior specialists are back in Memphis schools.
race in the classroom
New York
February 21, 2018
This test-prep passage about Robert E. Lee made a New York City teacher feel ‘angry and sick’
The incident highlights the concerns of advocates who say that even seemingly neutral materials like test-prep booklets can reflect baked-in biases.
How I Teach
Tennessee
February 16, 2018
This Memphis teacher went viral for holding ‘class’ on Facebook Live during a snow day
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs.
school rules
National
February 16, 2018
Arkansas passed a law banning suspensions for truancy. Then it was largely ignored.
Three years after the law passed, nearly 1,100 students were suspended for not showing up to school.
How I Teach
Colorado
February 7, 2018
Lessons from the school store: How this special education teacher sets up students for an independent future
A special education teachers talks about how the school store helps students prepare for the future and why there’s no stigma when lessons are repeated in her classroom.
curriculum conundrum
National
February 6, 2018
With new focus on curriculum, Gates Foundation wades into tricky territory
The Gates Foundation has a new plan intended to help public schools: improve the materials that teachers use to teach. But that may run into some challenges.
real-world math
Indiana
February 5, 2018
Forget frustrating equations. This Indiana high school teaches algebra you’ll actually use.
As soon as Caitlin Scull started her stopwatch, her classmate began texting. “You want it to be real,” their teacher, Eric Gurule, told Scull and…
Indiana
February 2, 2018
‘They made sure I didn’t give up’: How an Indianapolis high school raised graduation rates
Two years ago, one in three students wasn’t graduating at the high school, which enrolls nearly 2,000.
How I Teach
Tennessee
February 2, 2018
This teacher uses Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois to tie the past to the present for his students
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs.
How I Teach
Colorado
January 24, 2018
From the Caribbean to Colorado: One teacher’s journey into the family business
A Colorado high school teacher talks about why teachers need a thick skin and how she and a colleague created a program for first-generation college-bound students.
How I Teach
New York
January 22, 2018
In divisive political times, an East Harlem government teacher strives for nuance
Some teachers might prefer to avoid politics in the classroom. Not Steven Serling. As a government teacher at Park East High School in East Harlem,…
getting in
Detroit
January 18, 2018
Detroit district moves beyond test scores for admittance to elite high schools like Cass Tech and Renaissance
An admissions team will use a score card that gives students points in various categories including test scores, grades and essays.
How I Teach
Colorado
January 17, 2018
From bikes to blue hair: how one Denver kindergarten teacher shares his passion with students
A Denver kindergarten teacher, originally from Venezuela, talks about the teachers who inspired him, why he uses secret codes, and how he gets to know students.
First Person
National
January 17, 2018
This Betsy DeVos-inspired Twitter thread recounts the ups and downs (but mostly ups) of one school’s Common Core shift
A former New York City teacher says the standards prompted anything but a disaster at his school.
college plans
National
January 12, 2018
As Washington decides their fate, ‘Dreamers’ preparing for college are stuck in limbo
These students aren’t just breathlessly waiting to learn whether they’ll be accepted into college -- they’re waiting to see whether they have a future in this country.
How I Teach
Tennessee
January 11, 2018
Tupac, Shakespeare, and ‘Stranger Things’: How a top Tennessee teacher relates to her students
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs.
First Person
Tennessee
January 11, 2018
I’m a teacher in Memphis, and I know ‘grading floors’ aren’t a cheat — they’re a key motivator
If we can’t give hope to our kids, what are we here for?
blast from the past
New York
January 9, 2018
Harkening back to earlier era, struggling New York City school fights closure but faces long odds
A decade ago, teachers picketed P.S./M.S. 42 R. Vernam in Rockaway, Queens and declared the campus unsafe. Parents said the building was in horrible…
Classrooms without teachers
National
January 9, 2018
In many large school districts, hundreds of teaching positions were unfilled as school year began
In the country’s largest school districts, thousands of students started the school year without a permanent teacher, according to data from public records.
How I Teach
Colorado
January 3, 2018
To teach American music, this Colorado teacher takes students back in time
A Fort Collins teacher talks about why American Roots music is so important, how a Japanese concept influences his teaching and why he loves parent-teacher conferences.
bolstering literacy
Tennessee
January 2, 2018
Four Memphis charter organizations pilot new reading curriculum
The literacy grants from Memphis Education Fund come at a time when local and state officials are doubling down on solutions to Tennessee’s reading challenges.
season of searching
New York
December 19, 2017
Plans to shutter schools will force more than 400 New York City teachers to search for new jobs
What’s next for those teachers depends on the city’s plans for their schools -- and whether principals want to hire them.
How I Teach
Tennessee
December 7, 2017
Why this educator uses autumn leaves to teach vocab to Memphis’ youngest students
Chalkbeat spoke with an early childhood educator about how she incorporates literacy into every lesson.
A race against time
Detroit
December 7, 2017
Can this Detroit principal help her students learn quickly enough to save her school?
What's happening here offers a window into what schools like this are up against — and the tools they're using to try to gain some ground.
How I Teach
Colorado
December 5, 2017
After a mother’s surprising request, this Colorado debate coach realized the value of her work
A Colorado Springs English teacher talks about what students value most about the speech and debate program and which technology tools she loves most.
discipline dispute
National
November 28, 2017
As national debate over discipline heats up, new study finds discrimination in student suspensions
Black students in Louisiana are suspended for slightly longer than white students after being involved in the same fight, according to new research that adds to a roiling national debate about school discipline.
How I Teach
New York
November 27, 2017
Why this Bronx music teacher uses science — and bananas — in her classroom
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. You…
story slam
Indiana
November 22, 2017
Tips for teaching poetry in a women’s prison: ‘Remember, you are not allowed to hug anyone’
Editor’s note: This story was about a video taken at a story slam hosted by Chalkbeat, Teachers Lounge Indy, WFYI Public Media, and…
Transition plan
Tennessee
November 14, 2017
Two state-run schools sharing a Memphis building will now share a principal, too
ASD officials announced this week that Yolanda Dandridge will take the lead of Frayser Elementary, in addition to her role as principal at Georgian Hills.
How I Teach
Colorado
November 13, 2017
‘All our dreams are on his shoulders.’ The stories that motivate a bilingual teacher
A bilingual teacher talks about how kids naturally merge two languages, why she uses drama to teach writing and what she learned from a parent-teacher conference.
debating admissions
New York
November 9, 2017
Parents at a selective middle school fear an influx of ‘unscreened’ students
A proposal to close a struggling middle school could have ripple effects on its neighbor: A diverse, high-performing school in the same building.
Taking attendance
New York
November 7, 2017
Want to make middle school admissions more fair? Stop looking at this measure, parents say
A group of Manhattan parents wants middle schools to stop looking at applicants' attendance rates, saying it puts poor students at a disadvantage.
action alert
New York
November 6, 2017
After New York City teachers push for paid family leave, union takes up the fight
Under the city’s current policy, only birth mothers are allowed to take time off after having a baby. Even then, they have to use their sick time, which is limited.
Complex text
Tennessee
November 2, 2017
A harder English curriculum arrives in Memphis elementary schools next week. Here’s how teachers are preparing.
Shelby County Schools is adding Expeditionary Learning to its curriculum mix as the district seeks to expose its students to more complex reading content.
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