This story was produced by Floodlight and republished with permission. President Donald Trump and his administration have called it the “Great American Comeback.” But environmental advocates say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s reversing course on enforcing air and water pollution laws is more of a throwback — one that will exacerbate health risks for children…
For several years, I regularly wrote posts for The NY Times Learning Network on teaching English Language Learners. You can see all of them at ALL MY NY TIMES POSTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS – LINKED WITH DESCRIPTIONS. For several years, I regularly wrote posts for The NY Times Learning Network on teaching…
(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) mangomatter / Pixabay The teacher who taught our double-period Intermediate ELL class last year has left our school, and a first-year educator will be taking over. As I typically do at our school…
Read this story in English. Maraida Caraballo Martínez es educadora en Puerto Rico desde hace 28 años y directora de la Escuela de la Comunidad Jaime C. Rodríguez desde hace siete. Nunca sabe cuánto dinero recibirá del gobierno cada año porque no se basa en el número de niños matriculados. Un año recibió 36.000 dólares;…
University faculty members are usually immersed in various tasks related to teaching, research, committees, and office hours. As a result, they rarely have time to explore the practices of their colleagues or seek advice on their own, which leads them to work in isolation. This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if…
Reading time, 2 minutes: How can teachers influence government policy? Today, I was invited to Number 10 Downing Street to advise the Labour government’s Opportunity Mission. What an honour to be invited to Number 10, a moment of great personal and professional pride; sitting opposite the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson. It was…
April is Financial Literacy Month, and it’s the perfect time to help students build essential money skills that will serve them for life. But let’s be honest—topics like taxes, credit scores, and investing can feel abstract and unrelatable. So, how can we make financial literacy interesting and meaningful for students? Real-World Videos: Making Financial Literacy…
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Tribal Colleges Fear for Their Federal Funding Sara Weissman Tue, 04/01/2025 – 03:00 AM As the Trump administration slashes government spending, some tribal college leaders are preparing for the worst. Byline(s) Sara Weissman Tribal Colleges Fear for Their Federal Funding Sara Weissman Tue, 04/01/2025 – 03:00 AM As the Trump administration slashes government spending, some…