Students Become ‘Citizen Scientists’ to Conduct Research on Bugs
Citizen science is a method of involving students and community members in scientific research and exploration using the same parameters as professional scientists. During the Huron River Watershed...
View ArticleTeaching Math Through Tiny Houses
Photos by Whitney Curtis Sophomore Caleb Caraker, 16, attaches plywood sheathing to the roof of a tiny house on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Battle High School in Columbia, Mo. Students in a combined...
View ArticleSpecial Education in Flint, Years After the Water Crisis
By Kaitlyn Dolan Images by Brittany Greeson In the wake of the Flint, Mich., water crisis, the city has new concerns — how do they serve the influx of students in the special education system that may...
View ArticleYoung People Gather Across the Globe in Climate Strike
Gallery By Kaitlyn Dolan Young people across the globe marched, protested, and signaled calls to action today to urge leaders to address climate change. Here’s what it looked like: Lola Jones holds a...
View ArticleOut for Weeks: Schools and Students Amid Coronavirus
An unprecedented number of schools have been ordered to shut down in the midst of fears surrounding the novel coronavirus. Schools have been grappling with big questions around interrupted learning,...
View ArticleWhat Remote Learning Looks Like During the Coronavirus Crisis
We asked parents, students, and educators to share what their home learning environments look like as nearly all schools are shut down for extended periods because of the coronavirus pandemic. Maddie...
View ArticleIn Denmark, Students Go Back to School, 6 Feet Apart
Photos by various photographers/Ritzau Scanpix via AP Last week, Denmark became the first European country to allow daycare and primary schools to reopen since the start of the coronavirus lockdown....
View ArticleStruggling to Stay Connected on Maryland’s Eastern Shore as Teaching Moves...
As teachers across the country grapple with the challenges that come with remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, an elementary school teacher on Maryland’s Eastern Shore faces the added...
View ArticleWhat School Reopening Looks Like Around the World
The majority of school buildings in the United States will remain closed for the rest of the school year as the coronavirus continues to spread. But school leaders have already begun to imagine and...
View ArticleAn EdWeek Cover, Our Illustrator’s Process
Education Week has always relied on strong visuals to accompany the stories we report. But with most of the country under stay-at-home orders, and students and teachers learning from home, the visuals...
View ArticleParades, Toilet Paper Diplomas and Lawn Signs: Images of Graduation for the...
Across the United States, graduation for the class of 2020 looks different this year. Gone are the days of families gathering together to watch their graduates walk across the stage and receive their...
View ArticleA School Play in a COVID World
The Taipei American School’s middle school performance of The Little Mermaid went on, despite coronavirus restrictions, with some modifications. Dressed in full costume, students wore masks and...
View Article‘They Make Those Caps and Gowns Look Amazing’
(Video courtesy of Reel Affair Productions) June 4, 2020. That day will go down as one of the most special for Samantha Navarro, principal of the New Millennium Secondary School in Gardena, Calif. A...
View ArticleThe Role of K-12 Students in Protests Against Racism and Police Brutality
Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, protests against police violence have taken place across the country and around the world. Students of every age have joined...
View ArticleHow Camps are Approaching this Summer’s Uncertainty
For kids attending summer camp, this year will look different as camps work to determine whether and how to reopen safely amidst the continuing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic. Some camps have...
View ArticleEducators Rally for Police-Free Schools
As protests against police brutality continue, parents, students and teachers from across the country are speaking out against the presence of police in schools. This week, educators in Chicago,...
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