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Jamie Hodgson / Getty Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative?
Instead of rigid rules, educators need the freedom to finesse delicate questions about young students’ gender identity.
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Getty How Children Conjure a Snow Day
Spoons under pillows, ice cubes in the toilet, and other rituals to call forth snow
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Erik Carter / The Atlantic The End of High-School English
I’ve been teaching English for 12 years, and I’m astounded by what ChatGPT can produce.
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Zak Tebbal Against Algebra
Students need more exposure to the way everyday things work and are made.
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Ilana Panich-Linsman / The New York Times / … What Americans Don’t Understand About Teachers and Professors
Given that education has become polarized and politicized, it makes sense that educators feel misunderstood and underappreciated.
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Getty; Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic American Family Policy Is Holding Schools Back
A child’s ability to succeed in the classroom is powerfully influenced by their home environment. Giving parents the support they need could be key to fixing American education.
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Getty; The Atlantic Why Adults Still Dream About School
Long after graduation, anxiety in waking life often drags dreamers back into the classroom.
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Getty; The Atlantic Private Religious Schools Have Public Responsibilities Too
Communities of faith should be able to pass on their traditions, but must still meet basic state educational standards.
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Illustration by Katie Martin. Source: Library of Congress. Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive
How will they interpret the past?
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Danielle Del Plato Redshirt the Boys
Why boys should start school a year later than girls
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Brian Shumway / Gallery Stock The Problem With Kindergarten
Early education is vital. So why aren’t students guaranteed access to it?
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Cassie Basford There Is No National Teacher Shortage
The narrative doesn’t match the numbers.
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Jon Cherry / Getty / The Atlantic 13 Reader Views on Directing Tax Money to Private Schools
Do public schools need a “free-market correction”?
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Jon Cherry / Getty The Real Reason Democrats Are Losing Ground on Education
The media seem to be missing the key takeaway from a new poll.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Supreme Court Has Ushered In a New Era of Religion at School
For two centuries, America had kept questions of church and state at bay. The country is not ready for the ones to come.
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Yalonda M. James / San Francisco Chronicle / … If It Can Happen in San Francisco, It Can Happen Anywhere
The deep-blue city seems to have grown weary of the more radical elements of the new racial-justice movement.
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Martha Asencio-Rhine / Tampa Bay Times / AP; … 14 Reader Views on Sexuality and Gender in the Classroom
The case for telling kids the whole truth, how to ask students neutral questions, and more
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Chris O'Meara / AP Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee
The American right has lost the plot on free speech.
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Martha Asencio-Rhine / Tampa Bay Times / AP That’s Not What Grooming Means
What should kids be taught about gender identity and sexual orientation?
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Joe Raedle / Getty Want to Understand the Red-State Onslaught? Look at Florida.
Alarmingly restrictive laws continue to proliferate across much of the country.
