"Plutselig er det over 40 foreldre og besteforeldre som tar video av dem, sier elevrådsrepresentantene".

Schools nationwide continue to struggle to fill teacher vacancies, and the US Department of Education's strategy has been inadequate to address hurdles to recruiting and retaining teachers, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office.

Schools should adopt an evidence-based approach to reading instruction, educators and advocates said during a recent panel discussion held by the CPS Family Dyslexia Collaborative and the nonprofit Brightbeam. Among other things, they called for greater emphasis on foundational skills and early screening to identify students who need reading support.

"Rough as hell." That's how one high school principal in Nevada describes the 2021-'22 school year, when conflicts with parents and community members were all too common. "Something needs to change or else we will all quit," says another principal, in California.

Det er blevet vinter – og koldt. Den aktuelle energikrise har gjort opvarmning dyrt, og kommuner landet over har sænket temperaturen til 19 grader. Vi har spurgt en indeklimaforsker, hvad det betyder for undervisningen.

I Boston har de installert luftmålere i alle klasserom. På en åpen nettside kan foreldre, lærere og andre til enhver tid sjekke luftkvaliteten i alle klasserom over hele byen.

En rekke storkommuner godkjenner skoler tross omfattende forfall. Unntaket er Bergen. – Det er ikke tvil om at det er ulik praksis mellom kommuner, sier styreleder i Nettverk for miljørettet folkehelsearbeid.

Skillnaderna mellan finsk och svensk skola är enorm. I vårt grannland skulle man inte komma på tanken att göra som vi gjort, skriver Lena Pelling på ledarplats.

Finland lockar svenska studenter med sina svenskspråkiga lärosäten. Billigare studentluncher, tillgängliga studentbostäder och utbildningens höga kvalité uppskattas av svenskarna.

Public School library/media specialists in Newtown, Connecticut, are using trivia events, school-wide book readings, and lottery style "Book Tastings" to encourage students to read more.  

As an introvert, the demands of being a classroom teacher can be challenging, writes Avery Thrush, a sixth-grade science teacher at STEM Prep Academy in Nashville, Tenn. In this commentary, Thrush considers how the teaching profession could be better aligned with the unique needs of introverts and neurodiverse educators.

Både skolelederne og Danmarks Lærerforening er åbne overfor en mere systematisk kontrol af luftkvaliteten i klasselokalerne, men mest af alt savner de en national handleplan for skolernes indeklima.