Study: U.S. school meals get good grades for nutritional value
A recently released Tufts University study of American diets from 2003-04 to 2017-18 shows that 45 percent of children’s…
Column: Let’s rewrite rules for teachers’ paid leave
Jahdziah St. Julien, a research associate at the Better Life Lab at New America, describes the rules pertaining to…
Lessons, best practices requested for DOE’s Safer Schools website
Pre-K to 12 schools, colleges and universities have until September to submit lessons from the field and best practices…
AFT among supporters of legislation investing $25B in electric school buses
A bill set to be introduced April 21 would invest $25 billion in electric school buses, covering the purchase…
Paradiso, Audet speak out ahead of students returning to Perth Amboy classrooms
Perth Amboy Federation (Local 857) President Pat Paradiso and district representative Lynn Audet spoke about scheduling and other concerns…
Mercy and change are at the heart of Many Threads webinar
Join Leven “Chuck” Wilson, whose credits include being a partner of the AFT’s teacher diversity program, for the webinar…
Cardona talk is on tap for EdTech Week 2021
An interview and Q&A session with Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona is on the agenda for EdTech…
Murphy’s new gun reforms include regulating school shooting drills
As part of new gun reforms unveiled April 15, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed a measure authorizing…
These instructional strategies actively engage students
Cognitive routines, visual routines and discussion protocols are instructional strategies “that can have a big impact on student learning,”…
Report explores pandemic’s effect on upcoming kindergartners
School districts can expect greater age differences in kindergarten classrooms this fall and should prepare for wider skill disparities…
Save the dates for AFT TEACH 2021 for chance to win VR headset
This year’s virtual AFT TEACH conference is set for July 6-10, and by saving the dates for the event,…
Weingarten now OK with CDC’s revised distancing guidance for K-12 schools
AFT President Randi Weingarten recently received a letter signed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle…
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