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Some educators say district-provided curricula aren’t culturally relevant and don’t serve student needs. Experts fret that teachers customizing lessons will cause too much drift from standards. It’s a Sunday in…

Free, short-term non-college pathways to STEM careers at the Marcy Lab School and Hack the Hood prepare underrepresented students for jobs in tech. About one and a half years ago,…

School-based coaches specialize in areas such as classroom management, behavior, literacy, math, technology integration or special education. By working collaboratively with teachers, they can foster a positive and productive learning…

Tiaja Gundy was just 19 years old when she started working at Federal Hill House, an early learning center in Providence, Rhode Island. It was 2016, and back then, she…

In mid-March, Bullard High School students Merrick Crowley and Craig Coleman, as part of an educator pathway program, taught an interactive science lesson for a fifth-grade class at Gibson Elementary…

Georgetown University researchers expect 15 million more good jobs for workers with four-year degrees will be created in the decade following 2021. The report outlines three pathways to good jobs…

More than three-quarters of Gen Z students agree there’s a stigma associated with going to vocational school and pursuing trade careers over a traditional four-year university, which may influence their…

As a school counselor, Leighanne Mainguy can never be sure what’s in store for her each day. Some days, she arrives at her elementary school to learn that a student…

During my first two years of teaching, I dealt with many situations that left me feeling downtrodden, broken and totally drained. For example, one day, I was sitting in my…

As a novice teacher in 1999, I was grateful to have a colleague across the hall who was also new to the profession. We swapped stories, shared strategies, and commiserated…

College students working temp jobs while juggling studies may find it easier to transition to a post-grad job market that, according to a June report from Indeed Hiring Lab, seems to…

The coming “youthquake” in Africa is well-documented. Reports indicate Africa will account for two out of every five children born on the planet. According to The New York Times analysis of UN…