By dismantling the Department of Education, the Trump administration claims to be returning control of education to the states. And while states and local school districts are doing their best to ...

Pick any high-priority instructional initiative in your district. Can you think of at least one teacher who is excelling in that priority area? Maybe it’s an early-elementary teacher facilitating ...

We never forget our best teachers–those who imbued us with a deeper understanding or an enduring passion, the ones we come back to visit years after graduating, the educators who opened doors and ...

The Greek myth of Sisyphus is a story of a man condemned to repeatedly push a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll down again. To meet the demands of his task he must believe that the rock will ...

Our polarizing, paralyzing national feud over how and what we teach our children, could use a time-out for some personal perspective on our own educational experiences. With educators, activists, ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. What is “good” ...

Think back about your education through high school. Each of us can remember our poor teachers, mediocre teachers and those rare outstanding teachers. Now, I have a question for you. Do you remember a ...

Like most Kindergarten classrooms, Carol Espiritu’s is decorated with cheerfully colored posters illustrating the months and seasons, stacks of picture books and imaginative drawings. Espiritu’s tiny ...