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New York
After 41 years in the same job, this Queens science teacher still loves the ‘constructive chaos’ of the classroom
By Christina Veiga
July 25, 2019
Chicago
Chicago recruits outside firm to help it tackle gender, racial gaps in advanced courses
By Adeshina Emmanuel
July 24, 2019
Detroit
These students would be hit the hardest under Michigan’s new third-grade retention law
By Lori Higgins
July 24, 2019

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Chicago
At Chicago job fair, hundreds line up for a chance at support-staff jobs
By Catherine Henderson
July 23, 2019
Colorado
‘If you love helping kids, do it!’ This retiring Colorado teacher has advice for the next generation
By Ann Schimke
July 23, 2019
Tennessee
What the 2019 National Teacher of the Year told Memphis educators must happen if they want to reduce suspensions
By Kathryn Palmer
July 19, 2019
Chicago
How one Illinois program aims to train more resilient, longer-lasting teachers
By Yana Kunichoff
July 19, 2019
Rodney Rowan, assistant superintendent and new leader of the district's iZone, talks with his former colleague Sandra Jenkins at a job fair. Jenkins is looking for work after a car accident forced into early retirement several years ago. Tennessee
Scenes from a Memphis job fair: How one veteran teacher is struggling to return to the kindergarten classroom
By Kathryn Palmer
July 18, 2019
Detroit
Detroit schools get creative to fill teacher vacancies
By Imani Harris
July 17, 2019
New York
‘The opportunity I’d been looking for’: This NYC teacher found a school she loved, and stayed there for 35 years
By Gabrielle Birkner
July 16, 2019
Tennessee
Why one Memphis principal reads bedtime stories to students via Facebook Live
By Laura Faith Kebede
July 15, 2019
Indiana
How an Indianapolis teacher uses a math lesson to inspire immigrant and refugee students learning English
By Erica Irish
July 15, 2019
Chicago
How to get more English learners prepared to enter kindergarten? Illinois wrestles with answer.
By Catherine Henderson
July 9, 2019
National
This Michigan teacher didn’t let ‘bullies’ drive her from the classroom
By Gabrielle Birkner
July 9, 2019
Detroit
New high school at Marygrove reaching students attending schools outside the Detroit district 
By Lori Higgins
July 8, 2019