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Bipartisan READ Act Aims to Make Evidence-Based Reading Instruction the National Standard

Cheryl Adams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:04:22 +0000

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), joined by Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), introduced the Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development Act on Monday. The bipartisan measure, known as the READ Act, would modernize the federal government’s largest […]

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I Love My Bad(ass) Kids – A Rookie’s Reflection on Their First Year

Lauren Adams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Every teacher knows the kids in this essay. Or, I should say, knows of them. The one’s only present on the roster, with a chronic absenteeism problem. The one’s who derail your whole lesson with a handful of snarky comments that set the entire classroom off. The one’s with a foul mouth and what seems […]

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Uxbridge investigates possible environmental causes after breast cancer cases among high school teachers

Cheryl Adams — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:22:27 +0000

Uxbridge Public Schools has launched an environmental investigation at Uxbridge High School after several female teachers were diagnosed with breast cancer or precancerous conditions over the past few years, district leaders announced this week. In a June 1 letter to families and staff, Superintendent David Ljungberg and Uxbridge High School Principal Michael Rubin said the […]

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Gratitude Tour: Buster Dunsmore

Dan Dunsmore — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:25:32 +0000

Buster. Funny first name, right? Especially for someone who has earned the right to go by his actual first name rather than a silly, southern nickname given to him when he was an infant. His actual first name is Hubert. He was the firstborn in my family and is a junior so his full name […]

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Civil Rights groups, NEA sue Department of Education to restore English-Learner grants

Cheryl Adams — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:29:17 +0000

A coalition of civil rights organizations and the nation’s largest teachers union has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the agency unlawfully canceled millions of dollars in grants used to train teachers who serve English-learner students. The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island, and the National Education […]

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Cincinnatus: A lesson in administrative leadership

T.S. Carney — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:36:04 +0000

I have been engrossed in Ancient Roman history – not just the early Caesars with Tacitus, but with the Early Republic. And in reading, you can see the parallels between those leaders and administrators. Probably one of the best leaders – I should clarify, selfless leaders were Cincinnatus, the Roman Dictator (which should be noted […]

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Texas launches public dashboard tracking educator misconduct

Cheryl Adams — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:02:04 +0000

The Texas Education Agency unveiled a new online dashboard Monday that lets parents and the public look up misconduct reports, investigations and disciplinary actions involving the state’s educators, part of a broader push the agency says is aimed at transparency and student safety. The Educator Misconduct Dashboard gives users access to misconduct reports submitted to […]

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UC STEM Faculty press Regents to restore SAT/ACT math requirement, Citing a “crisis” in student preparation

Cheryl Adams — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:55:44 +0000

A coalition of University of California mathematics faculty, joined by colleagues from other STEM disciplines, has issued an open letter to the UC Board of Regents calling for the reinstatement of an SAT or ACT mathematics requirement for students applying to STEM majors, a direct challenge to the admissions policy the university adopted after dropping […]

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Trailblazing Educators: Jessica Holloway’s Mission to Transform Learning

Cheryl Adams — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:24:22 +0000

Jessica Holloway’s journey in education began long before she became an instructional coach. Her first job, coaching tumbling and cheerleading, planted the seeds of her lifelong commitment to helping others grow. “Teaching felt like a natural transition from coaching,” Holloway explains. “The goal is similar: know where someone is starting and support them in reaching […]

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Maryland makes toilet training a teacher’s job as ‘Pre-K for All’ expands

Cheryl Adams — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:50:56 +0000

Maryland’s four largest school systems now require teachers and other staff to help young children with toileting, a duty that has accompanied the state’s rapid expansion of publicly funded pre-kindergarten and that, according to education experts, makes Maryland the only state to assign the task directly to teachers rather than aides or nurses. The shift […]

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