This column is a series of fiction stories inspired by reality. We publish short stories written by teachers each week. This week, a principal recounts her last week before summer break. If anyone ever tells you elementary principals, have it easy in May, they’ve never tried to corral 600 sugar-charged children through Field Day, an […]
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Posted inCurrent Events in Education
Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to dismantle Department of Education
In a significant legal setback for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday halting efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The judge’s decision also mandates reinstating over 1,300 employees terminated as part of a mass layoff on March 11. Judge Myong issued an injunction blocking the […]
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Dr. Jennifer Pratt: A legacy of learning, leading, and lasting impact
Dr. Jennifer Pratt’s journey in education is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and purpose. From the very beginning, her love for learning and her desire to help others have been the driving forces behind a career marked by innovation, inclusivity, and impact. “A love for learning and helping others sparked my journey […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
Standardized testing killed my career.Â
Standardized testing killed my career. We live in a country where teachers are not respected on the whole. They are tasked with teaching a group of diverse learners with so many different backgrounds, learning styles, and degrees of readiness -whether developmental or amount of exposure. There are special needs students and students who are not […]
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5 Reasons Subbing Might Be Right for You
I never planned on becoming a recovering subbing educator. It just happened. It was the end of my final year as a full-time teacher. One week earlier, I had led what I thought was a killer lesson about The Outsiders. I made all the right teacher moves. My students activated multiple kinds of learning. There […]
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Idaho teacher resigns over inclusive classroom sign
Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, has submitted her resignation following a dispute with the West Ada School District over inclusive signage in her classroom. Inama, a veteran educator, chose to step down rather than comply with a district directive to remove a poster that read […]
Posted inCharter Schools
Feds want to expand on unsafe schools; offers more guidance to states
In a letter from the feds, the U.S. Department of Education has released a new letter urging states to identify more schools on the Unsafe Schools list and offer more choices for them to move to charter public schools. This move would strengthen the implementation of the Unsafe School Choice Option under Section 8532 of […]
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Trump Administration threatens Harvard University with loss of federal grants
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard University, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a blistering letter to Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber on May 5, 2025, declaring the university would no longer be eligible for federal grants. She cited what she called a “systemic pattern of violating federal […]