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The Great Lakes Center for Education Research & Practice is an independent, nonprofit organization supported by education stakeholders across the country.

Preparing students for careers takes more than adding career-focused programs to the curriculum. Teachers need the time,...
10/12/2026

Preparing students for careers takes more than adding career-focused programs to the curriculum. Teachers need the time, preparation and support to make those connections meaningful.

A Teach Plus Texas report draws on insights from more than 600 educators to examine what schools need to make career-connected teaching and learning work.

Their recommendations include stronger real-world preparation for teachers, protected planning time and clearer guidance around AI — all aimed at helping educators connect what students learn today with the opportunities they’ll encounter tomorrow.

Read Teaching Towards Tomorrow:
https://teachplus.org/resource/teaching-towards-tomorrow-building-the-systems-for-career-connected-teaching-and-learning/

How can immigration enforcement outside school affect what happens inside the classroom?A new EdWorkingPaper from resear...
10/09/2026

How can immigration enforcement outside school affect what happens inside the classroom?

A new EdWorkingPaper from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg Institute examines daily attendance records in one school district following heightened federal immigration enforcement.

The researchers found a substantial and persistent increase in absences among foreign-born students, with additional spikes around specific enforcement events. The findings offer new evidence about how immigration policy can affect students’ ability to consistently attend school.

Read the study:
https://edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1453

What does strong teacher preparation look like before a new educator takes responsibility for a classroom?A new Learning...
10/07/2026

What does strong teacher preparation look like before a new educator takes responsibility for a classroom?

A new Learning Policy Institute study examines California’s growing investment in teacher residencies, which pair aspiring teachers with experienced mentors for a full year of classroom experience while they complete their credential coursework.

The research finds promising results in recruitment, preparation and entry into the profession — offering lessons for states looking for sustainable ways to build a well-prepared and diverse teacher workforce.

Read the Learning Policy Institute report:
https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/ca-teacher-residencies-report

What happens when a tax credit designed to steer money toward private schools gets used to support public school student...
10/06/2026

What happens when a tax credit designed to steer money toward private schools gets used to support public school students instead?

Public school champions are exploring ways to use the federal scholarship tax credit for tutoring, after-school programs and other opportunities for their students. Some private school choice advocates are pushing back.

Chalkbeat explores how these efforts could work, who could benefit, and the questions that remain about access and accountability.

Read more:
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/30/how-school-choice-federal-tax-credits-could-help-students-in-public-schools/

Schools across the country have tightened restrictions on student cellphone use. What do students themselves say about h...
10/05/2026

Schools across the country have tightened restrictions on student cellphone use. What do students themselves say about how those policies are working?

Brookings researchers surveyed teens at the beginning and end of the 2025–26 school year. They found that phone use crept back up as the year progressed, even in schools with restrictions — but the increase was smaller where policies were stricter.

Students’ attitudes shifted, too. By the end of the year, fewer teens said phone restrictions negatively affected their happiness, stress or school experience.

Read the Brookings analysis:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-year-later-what-teens-tell-us-about-school-cellphone-bans/

Public education needs your voice.The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comments on regulations for the federal...
10/02/2026

Public education needs your voice.

The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comments on regulations for the federal tax credit voucher program. This is an opportunity to raise concerns about how the program could affect students, public school resources, equity and accountability.

NEA’s action page provides guidance for submitting a comment. Comments must be individualized: write in your own words and share your own views and experiences. Do not simply copy and paste the sample letter.

Explain what public schools mean to your community, the resources students need, and why public dollars require meaningful oversight and protections against discrimination.

Submit your personalized comment to regulations.gov by December 1. Visit NEA’s page for instructions:
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/stop-federal-vouchers

Teacher salaries have gone up. But are teachers actually better off?The National Council on Teacher Quality examined sal...
10/02/2026

Teacher salaries have gone up. But are teachers actually better off?

The National Council on Teacher Quality examined salary trends across 133 large school districts and found that while teacher pay increased over the past decade, those gains often failed to keep pace with inflation. After adjusting for rising costs, teachers in nearly 70% of the districts studied have less buying power than they did a decade ago.

The analysis also finds that many beginning teachers still earn less than a living wage in the communities where they work — raising important questions about recruitment, retention and the long-term sustainability of the profession.

Read the analysis from NCTQ:
https://www.nctq.org/research-insights/raises-without-gains-teachers-salaries-increased-but-many-dont-make-a-living-wage/

What does it take to create a school where students feel supported enough to learn and thrive?Writing for the NEA Founda...
09/30/2026

What does it take to create a school where students feel supported enough to learn and thrive?

Writing for the NEA Foundation, Denver educator Janet Damon reflects on how schools can become spaces of connection, restoration and resilience — particularly for students and families navigating uncertainty and stress.

Her experience is a reminder that school climate isn't separate from learning. Relationships, belonging and a sense of safety help create the conditions students need to succeed.

Read more from the NEA Foundation: https://www.neafoundation.org/ideas-voices/a-culture-of-care-how-schools-can-serve-as-spaces-of-restoration-and-resilience-in-a-time-of-uncertainty-anxiety-and-stress/

Reliable education policy depends on reliable education data. But what happens when the nation's data infrastructure its...
09/28/2026

Reliable education policy depends on reliable education data. But what happens when the nation's data infrastructure itself is weakened?

Education Week reports that years of staffing and budget cuts have left the National Center for Education Statistics struggling to maintain many of the datasets policymakers, researchers and schools rely on.

The consequences go well beyond research. Federal education data help determine funding allocations, track student outcomes and provide basic information about the condition of American schools. A new framework from the American Statistical Association calls for rebuilding and modernizing the system rather than simply restoring what existed before.

Read more from Education Week: https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/education-data-collection-has-cratered-under-trump-can-it-be-rebuilt/2026/08

One teacher. One classroom. One roster.That model has defined American schooling for generations — but some schools are ...
09/25/2026

One teacher. One classroom. One roster.

That model has defined American schooling for generations — but some schools are experimenting with team-based teaching instead.

New CRPE research examines early evidence from Arizona, where schools are reorganizing teachers into teams to encourage specialization and collaboration while reducing professional isolation.

The research asks an important question: Can changing how teachers work together also improve student learning?

Read more:
https://crpe.org/how-team-based-staffing-models-relate-to-teacher-decision-making-influence-and-turnover/

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