Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
See also: Salaries & Benefits, Job Satisfaction, New Teachers, Teacher Diversity, Unions, Teacher Evaluations
The State of Teaching
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Teaching Profession Legally, Breastfeeding Teachers Can Pump at Work. But Can They, Really?A recent federal law allows breastfeeding teachers the time and space to pump at work. But many schools haven't caught up.
Teaching Profession Opinion What Makes an Inspiring and Passionate Teacher?How one teacher inspired a young student to see himself as a reader, a learner, and a future educator.
Teaching Profession AFT's Assembly Featured Kamala Harris, Debates on the Israel-Hamas War, and MoreThe gathering of the nation's second-largest teachers' union in Houston came at a pivotal time in the election cycle.
Teaching Profession Will the NEA Take a Position on Cellphones in Schools?Some educators believe a policy statement from the union would give them cover to enforce restrictions that may be unpopular.
Teaching Profession The Nation's Largest Teachers' Union Endorses Kamala Harris for PresidentThe National Education Association's endorsement follows that of the American Federation of Teachers.
Teaching Profession From Grade Books to Gold Medals: These Teachers Are Olympians and ParalympiansAmerican teachers are among the athletes competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Teaching Profession Opinion This Initiative Seeks to Redesign How We Staff SchoolsA team-based approach to school staffing gives room for educators, school leaders, and system leaders to rethink their roles.
Teaching Profession Teachers' Favorite Reads This SummerTeachers shared some of their summer book selections, with a wide variety of subject matter and genres.
Teaching Profession The Truth About Teachers' SummersTeachers endure many misperceptions about their jobs. Perhaps the most egregious has to do with their summer break.
Teaching Profession In Their Own Words How This 'Goofy Science Teacher' Made It to the U.S. Open in GolfHigh school science teacher and golf coach Colin Prater just played in one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments.
Teaching Profession Teachers: Start Your School Supplies Shopping Now With These DiscountsAs teachers start back-to-school shopping, Education Week compiled a list of educator discounts that can reduce costs.
Teaching Profession What Happened—and What Didn't—at This Year's NEA Representative AssemblyThe unusual ending of the biggest assembly for the nation’s largest teachers’ union led to an incomplete annual meeting.
Teaching Profession Staff Who Disrupted NEA's Assembly Will Be Locked Out of WorkStaff members for the nation’s largest teachers’ union will be locked out of work until a contract is reached.
Teaching Profession NEA Approves AI Guidance, But It’s Vital for Educators to Tread CarefullyThe nation's largest teachers' union approved policy recommendations for using AI in classrooms.
Teaching Profession NEA's Staff Union Is on Strike—Halting NEA's Biggest Annual GatheringThe union's staff went on strike Friday, halting the NEA's biggest annual event, prompting President Biden to cancel a scheduled appearance.
