Instruction & Curriculum

The final bell echoed through the halls of Lakeview Elementary, followed by the usual stampede of feet and the buzz of excited chatter. Emily James* stood by her classroom window, watching the buses roll out. Her fourth-grade room—still humming with the ghosts of laughter and spelling tests—had never felt so still. On her desk sat […]

BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of Massachusetts parents who argued that their children were negatively affected by three reading programs, including Units of Study and Fountas and Pinnell, developed by three well-known literacy experts. The suit, filed by Boston-area mothers Karrie Conley and Michele Hudak on behalf […]

The Daily Dispatch is our quick bites of real talk in education, every weekday. We publish every morning at 5:00 a.m., just in time for your daily coffee. Federal NewsSupreme Court declines case about T-shirt declaring ‘only two genders’(Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post) Supreme Court’s Free Speech v. Paxton Decision Could Protect Kids Online (Clare Morell, Newsweek) […]

If you’ve been in education longer than a decade, you likely experienced (or heard legends of) the teacher compensation model that encouraged continuous learning at post-secondary institutions. This paralleled state licensing that required graduate credits as part of the license renewal process. The “steps and lanes” approach provided teachers with periodic raises based on years […]

As a classroom teacher, I have seen firsthand how AI can spark student curiosity. Students are hearing about AI and are excited about the future of technology. But with that flame of curiosity comes a spark of concern. “How can I tell if an image is AI?” “Why do I need to learn how to […]