You Are Here is an excellent choice for a whole class read aloud. Each story is manageable in one session. Just leave time for great discussion! And for students to further challenge the idea of a ...

According to a recent NEA member survey, a staggering 55 percent of educators say they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than planned. While fallout from the pandemic could be the ...

lower class sizes; give support to students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other disabilities; feed hungry students so they can learn; provide one-on-one tutoring; and make the cost of higher education and ...

NEA supports the use of best practices and evidence-based inclusion strategies for every student with disabilities in the least restrictive environment and has recognized several steps that should be ...

In the 1950s, segregationists promoted private school vouchers to help White parents avoid sending their children to desegregated schools. A new book explores how "choice" ideology is rooted in white ...

When the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was enacted, Congress committed to fund 40 percent of the average per pupil cost for special education. A half-century later, students who ...

Since the enactment of universal school voucher programs, states are struggling with the programs’ cost and lack of transparency and accountability. Overwhelmingly, school vouchers are being used by ...

Between 2012 and 2024, the number of unionized faculty grew by 7.5 percent. During that same time, the number of grad-student employees in unions grew even faster, by 133 percent. A key issue for ...

Standardized tests don’t accurately measure student learning and growth. Unlike standardized tests, performance-based assessment allows students to choose how they show learning. Performance-based ...

Being exposed to the traumas students bring into school every day can exact an emotional and physical toll on teachers and other educators. Research suggests that compassion fatigue and secondary ...

Implicit bias can lead to students with disabilities to be misidentified and misplaced. Four key factors in special education have shown to harm students of color with disabilities at higher rates.

Despite efforts to divide them, parents and educators remain strong allies. Teachers want more engagement with families, but there are challenges to doing it, which the report seeks to address. When ...