In an interview with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, Dr. Melissa Collins, a veteran elementary school teacher shares her wisdom and expertise in supporting students with access to STEM ...

Brothers Liberating Our Communities (BLOC) was born from a simple but urgent truth: educators who look like me are not common in American schools. Every one of us has spent a significant portion of ...

First-year teachers understandably feel nervous and overwhelmed walking into their classroom for the first time, realizing the weight of responsibility that comes along with their role. After all, ...

Consider the following from the U.S. Department of Education: “Students have the potential to increase their achievement by 21 percent if their teacher receives an average of 49 hours of professional ...

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Matin Maani, the 2026 Wake County Teacher of the Year, has an impact on students during the ages where they need it most.

This year’s books for educators make me feel hopeful for the possibilities of the human race. Covering topics such as nature and spirituality in children, neurodiversity-affirming schools, and the ...

Teachers can learn from each other and come to see that they are inclusive educators. zeljkosantrac/Getty Images Globally, more than 258 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 17 ...

Teachers don’t get into their profession for money or power, but a little more of both might help keep them at high-poverty schools, where students are more likely to fall behind grade level and less ...