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The House education committee chairman said the agency needs to be dramatically scaled back.
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Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., speaks during an event at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit on Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., speaks at the U.N. Climate Summit on Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai. Walberg, the newly minted chair of the U.S. House's education and workforce committee, said at a Tuesday event that he wouldn't stand in the way of President Donald Trump's efforts to diminish or close the U.S. Department of Education.
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Classroom Technology Leader To Learn From This Tech Director Is Revolutionizing Special Education With Gaming
Evan Abramson led the creation of an esports arena for students.
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Evan Abramson, 47, Director of Technology and Innovation at Morris-Union Jointure Commission, sits for a portrait at the school in Warren, N.J., on Jan. 15, 2025. Morris-Union Jointure Commission works primarily with students up to the age of 21 on the autism spectrum. Abramson, through his experience watching his own son with special needs play video games, helped bring an e-sports lab to life at the school in order to help students better regulate themselves.
Evan Abramson, the director of technology and innovation at Morris-Union Jointure Commission, in Warren, N.J., on Jan. 15, 2025. Abramson spearheaded an esports program to help students on the autism spectrum connect with one another and learn new skills. The gaming arena where students play together may be the first-of-its-kind in the country.
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Ed-Tech Policy What Schools Look Like Without the Cellphone Distraction
Education leaders point to lower discipline referral rates and better student engagement.
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School kids placing putting phones away during class
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School & District Management Opinion Your School Needs a Teacher-Mentorship Program
The first few years of teaching are critical. Here's how to set teachers up for success.
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Teaching Profession Three Tips to Help Mentors Work Better With Teachers
A great mentor can help novice teachers progress in their first year and prevent burnout.
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Are Students Vaping More? Educators Think So
How schools can help curb vaping as tobacco products are becoming more popular with adolescents.
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Student Well-Being Video Teachers, Try This: Combine Movement and Academics in the Classroom
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Assistant Principal Beth Bearor and kindergartener Rhys Gallup practice letters and letter sounds while walking through a rope ladder during P.E. teacher Robyn Newton’s action-based learning class at Vergennes Union Elementary School in Vergennes, Vt., on Nov. 18, 2024.
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Teaching Profession Video Will the New Law on Teacher Retirement Benefits Affect You? Here’s How to Know
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Shifting sentiments toward technology and career skills are compelling education companies to adapt.
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Rob Waldron, who is leaving his role at the curriculum company, talks about how his organization withstood change in the sector and grew.
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The reading and math results may not directly influence K-12 purchasing, but they will shape discussions over federal spending and strategy.
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Changes apply to all companies collecting data from children online. Ed-tech-specific proposed amendments were dropped.
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