Highlights From A Conversation With Betsy DeVos

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In her first appearance at the Education Writers Association annual meeting, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sits down for an interview with a New York Times reporter. Watch the highlights from the event.

6 Tips to Boost Usage of Your Ed-Tech Product

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School districts today are using a variety of ed-tech tools to track whether the digital resources they’ve purchased are being used. EdWeek Market Brief’s Michele Molnar offers tips for companies to make sure their usage is robust in classrooms.

Parents of Students With Dyslexia Have Transformed Reading Instruction

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An effort to help students with dyslexia has now changed reading instruction for every child in Arkansas. Parents led the way, forcing changes in laws around reading education. (May 1, 2019)

College of Education Now Prepares Teachers in the Science of Reading

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Dee Dee Cain and Kristi Starks have spent much of their careers teaching children to read, but just a few years ago, they found out about the science of reading, and why many children they taught never learned to read. (April 30, 2019)

Their Mother Deported, Migrant Brothers Struggle to Adjust to Life in the U.S.

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Thousands of migrant children were moved from shelters to relatives’ homes in the United States last year. Many now attend public schools in the United States as their cases wind through the backlogged immigration system. Their future is uncertain.

How One Principal Transformed His School With Student-Centered Learning

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By refocusing on the needs of students and empowering teachers, Principal Hamish Brewer and his team helped turn their Virginia school around and get its accreditation back.

Can Storytime in the Laundromat Improve Early-Childhood Literacy?

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Can laundromats be used to help improve literacy? Researchers hope so. They’re studying the effect of putting reading corners and story hours in the middle of the washers and dryers. (March 6, 2019)

Moving Students of Color Into the STEM Fields

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Emilio Pack, the founder and CEO of STEM Preparatory Schools in South Los Angeles, is building a network of schools to transform low-income kids of color into high-tech problem solvers.

A Warrior Against the Inequities in Schools

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A former foster child, Superintendent Roberto Padilla of Newburgh, N.Y., identifies with students who face barriers to achieving their goals. His mission is to root out inequities that hold students back.

‘We Shouldn’t Just Stay in Our Classrooms. We’re Teachers’

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2018 National Teacher of the Year on being “the other, ” hate speech in hallways and fighting the good fight. (March 7, 2019)

The Challenges Military Children Face in Public Schools

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More than 1 million children have a parent serving in the military. Educating the children of military families is a challenge for public schools, as these students, on average, move six to nine times before they finish high school. January 23, 2019