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Is This the End of the High-Stakes High School Graduation Exam?

Massachusetts educators and parents put the latest nail in the coffin of the high-stakes, standardized graduation test.

Education Policy

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Top Three Reasons Linda McMahon Should Not Be Secretary of Education

by: Amanda Litvinov November 20, 2024
Educators are appalled—but not surprised—that Donald Trump has nominated another grossly unqualified candidate to run the U.S. Department of Education.
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Educators Find Meaningful Election Wins for Public Education

by: Amanda Litvinov November 13, 2024
Though many pro-public education candidates lost their races, there were notable victories. And when education issues were on the ballot, voters chose to protect and strengthen their public schools.
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Voters Stand Firm Against School Vouchers—Again

by: Tim Walker November 8, 2024
The message on election day was loud and clear: The public knows vouchers harm students and does not want them in any form.

Health, Wellness, & Safety

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Say Goodbye to Teacher Guilt

by: Brenda Álvarez November 15, 2024
The feeling of not doing enough for students is common among educators. Learning how to redirect it is critical for a healthier mindset.
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Student Vaping Still a Health and Safety Issue in Schools

by: Grace Hagerman September 18, 2024
Educators also say vaping is disruptive to learning environments.
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Does your School Have a Calming Room? It Should!

by: Cindy Long August 6, 2024
Providing a place to calm down and learn self-regulation strategies averts future outbursts and gets student back in the classroom ASAP.

Racial & Social Justice

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Rethinking Classrooms Through Nonviolence Pedagogy

by: Brenda Álvarez December 4, 2024
Mike Tinoco’s “Heart at the Center” provides educators with a framework to create classrooms centered on love, justice, and healing—using nonviolence traditions and personal stories to challenge conventional practices.
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How Project 2025 Would Devastate Public Education

by: Tim Walker October 4, 2024
The 900-page blueprint for a second Trump presidency would gut federal education funding, sanction discrimination against LGBTQ+ students, divert taxpayer funds to private schools, and codify book bans and classroom censorship on a national level. That's just the beginning.
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Corporal Punishment in Schools Still Legal in Many States

by: Aniya Greene-Santos May 20, 2024
The practice has been prohibited in most states, but corporal punishment is still being used to discipline students. The calls to ban it nationwide are growing louder.

Salary & Workplace Conditions

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Pay, Planning Time & More: What Collective Bargaining Means in Virginia

by: Mary Ellen Flannery December 3, 2024
For the first time in a half century, Old Dominion educators are sitting down—and winning—at the bargaining table.
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‘Censorship by Another Name’

by: Grace Hagerman October 31, 2024
Despite a drop in the number of “educational gag order” bills introduced in 2024, the campaign to censor college faculty and K-12 teachers has adopted new stealth tactics that could make it harder to protect free expression.
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Take Cellphones Out of the Classroom, Educators Say

by: Tim Walker October 3, 2024
Across the country, a ‘teacher-led movement’ is demanding new cellphone policies to curb the constant distractions and disruptions to learning.
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Art Feeds the Soul… And Grows Your Union!

Download a new poster from NEA and put it up in your classroom or staff lounge! Remember you have a federally protected right to show the world that you are a union member.

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