Teachers and Teaching

Despite a steady decline in student enrollment, public schools have added more support roles to meet a growing demand for special education services

Four-day school weeks attract attention and debate. Traditional calendars packed with student-free weekdays deserve it, too.

For too long, teachers have been asking struggling readers to guess at words instead of helping them to learn the code

The explosive growth of classical education is luring teachers from traditional district schools—and reminding them why they became teachers in the first place

Teachers say focusing on students’ social and emotional wellbeing to address discipline has left classrooms harder to manage than ever