AFT joins coalition that’s fighting book bans
The AFT has teamed up with the American Library Association and other organizations, among them major publishers, to create…
Watch SML reading webinars for chance at gift cards
Teacher Appreciation Week 2022 officially wrapped up several days ago, but the celebration will continue into early June for…
Try these moves to cultivate independent, questioning thinkers
Empowering students “so that their minds and hearts become the engines that drive learning in our classrooms” is one…
Guidance for students’ phone usage in class
When Tom Harrison purchased a cellphone for his 11-year-old daughter, he put in place rules regarding usage and approved…
NLGA to award STEM scholarships this summer
The National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) is now accepting applications for its first STEM Scholarship Program. The NLGA will…
RAISE Act would provide tax refunds for educators
The Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 (RAISE), recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker…
Local 1940 AFT, Middlesex College students engulf Chambers Hall for informational picket
About 100 Middlesex College full-time faculty, staff and students on May 3 participated in a Local 1940 AFT-led informational…
AFT has resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and AFT’s Share My Lesson has nearly 50 resources suitable for PreK-12 students…
AFT Summer Educator Academy set for July 19-28
Registration is open for AFT’s Summer Educator Academy 2022, taking place July 19-28 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum…
Tips to control digital distraction in class
Fourth-grade teacher Justine Hitchcock has witnessed students treating their iPads as if the devices were “an extension of their…
Turn classroom walls into informative spaces
Writing for Edutopia, New Orleans special education math teacher Rachel Fuhrman shares four essentials “that help me make the…
These study skills can help teens to learn
According to brain scientists, students are in the best place to take in information “if they work in what’s…
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