The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance on August 18, 2026, directing K-12 schools and colleges that receive federal funding to stop considering students’ race when handing out discipline. The guidance, delivered as a 20-page “Dear Colleague Letter” and signed by Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey, says school discipline policies must treat […] The post Education…
School districts across the country are spending millions of dollars to bring artificial intelligence into classrooms. They are purchasing licenses from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and a growing list of education technology companies. States and cities are issuing guidance. Districts are launching pilot programs. School leaders are encouraging teachers to experiment. But one critical investment has…
My parents dropped me at the YMCA in Oshawa. I paused at the doorway of a mansion that once belonged to the founders of General Motors in Canada. I felt like some wayward teen to whisked away into the depths of the musty residence. With its crystal chandeliers and circling staircase, it must have once […] The post My First Class appeared first on The Educators Room .
Vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners declined across the board during the 2025–2026 school year, while the share of children exempted from required vaccines climbed to its highest level yet, trends unfolding alongside a sharp rise in measles cases nationwide, according to new CDC data. Vaccination Coverage and Exemptions Coverage fell for every reported vaccine compared […] The post…
Dr. La’Brea Pringle, recognized as a Top 50 Educator, has built her career around a powerful belief: students learn best in environments that consistently communicate their value. Her work sits at the intersection of care, neuroscience, and instructional design, reshaping what it means to create classrooms where adolescents not only achieve academically, but also feel […] The post La’Brea Pringle:…
In the fall of 1998, I began teaching in the Fishburne Learning Center at Blue Ridge School alongside another teacher new to the school, Tony Brown. As we helped students with learning differences, I learned quickly that Tony has a booming voice and a heart the size of a canyon. I would also learn that […] The post Gratitude Tour: Tony Brown appeared first on The Educators Room .
By Amanda Geduld This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. As millions of kids across the country prepare to head back to school — and many have already returned — the national count of measles […] The post Measles Cases Hit 35-Year Record High Just As Kids Head Back to School…
A phone comes out in the second row, nine minutes into the lesson. You have seen it. So have half a dozen others, and the ones who missed it can tell from the change in the room that something is happening. Everyone is now waiting to find out what you do. Whatever happens in the […] The post Explaining the Phone Rule Without Becoming the Phone Police appeared first on The Educators Room .
Victoria Sorg’s journey into education began outside of it—in the fast-paced world of public relations and marketing. While she valued the relationships and professional growth that came with that career, she found herself returning to a more fundamental question: whether her work was making the kind of difference she truly wanted to make. That reflection […] The post Victoria Sorg: Expanding…
The only things in my bookbag were a small pack of Kleenex, five sticks of Big Red gum, and a copy of No One Here Gets Out Alive, the Jim Morrison biography by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman. It was April 1982, and I was nearing the end of Ms. Margo’s 7th grade English class […] The post The Poetry of Rock: The Assignment That Changed My Life appeared first on The Educators Room .
