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Effective Strategies to Lift and Sustain Teacher Morale: Lessons from Texas

Learn about the state of teacher morale in Texas and strategies that could lift educators' satisfaction there and around the country.

FSU Panama City Small Business Executive Program celebrates first graduating class

The Panama City Small Business Executive Program, operated by Florida State University’s Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship , celebrated its first-ever graduating cohort on April 30. The achievement marks a…

Teaching: What It Means to Be a Warm Demander

Dina Strasser’s 7th graders like the idea of "Warm Demanders" once they’re introduced to the concept. Their lunch-time conversation has Dina musing about the research and the impact of friendly teachers who require…

Peabody College spring 2026 notes and honors

Five faculty members and two alumni were recognized at the 2026 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 8 – 12. Congratulations to Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Laurie Cutting, Ellen…

Congress' Energy Crisis Solution: Bring Back an Office That Funded Women's Empowerment Initiatives Overseas

The Trump administration's illegal and undeclared war in Iran has added an estimated $20 billion to customers' spending on gas since late February. Given the proposed "fixes" offered up by Congress, these prices seem…

Being on stage terrified her. So she majored in theater.

Graduating student Kelly Mou moved to the U.S. in sixth grade, navigating language barriers and a deep fear of speaking. At UC Berkeley, she learned to find her natural voice and started a theater company. The post…

FSU appoints Gregory Bell dean of The Graduate School

Florida State University has chosen Gregory Bell as the next dean of The Graduate School . He will begin his appointment July 6. Bell currently serves as dean of the Graduate Schoo l and mathematics professor at the…

2026 Summer Reading Programs: Kids Earn Free Books, Pizza, and More!

Encourage a love of books all summer long.

Vanderbilt Peabody directors champion education research on Capitol Hill

NJ Supreme Court won’t weigh in yet on school segregation case

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. This story was first published by the New Jersey Monitor. The New Jersey Supreme Court…

Cellphone ban led to improved learning, attendance in Florida district

Suspension rates, however, spiked in the first school year with limits in place, particularly for Black students, an Education Next paper says.

The Science of Reading Has Won the Policy Debate in Georgia. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Last week, my home state of Georgia saw an exciting change: The governor signed the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026 , which creates one of the most ambitious statewide literacy infrastructures in the country. This…

Harvard releases information on 1,613 individuals enslaved by leaders, faculty, or staff

Campus & Community Harvard releases information on 1,613 individuals enslaved by leaders, faculty, or staff Public database advances research on ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family…

A new way to spot signs of dark matter

Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is through gravity. If two colliding black holes spiral through a dense region of dark matter and…

‘A system that called itself justice’ took his future. UC Berkeley helped him take it back.

"Every day is a new opportunity," said Charles Long, the 2026 University Medalist. "Nothing is set in stone." The post ‘A system that called itself justice’ took his future. UC Berkeley helped him take it back. appeared…

New Members Elected To Serve on CMU Board of Trustees

At its annual meeting on Saturday, May 9, Carnegie Mellon University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect three new ex-officio trustees and two voting trustees.

Even Dictatorships Don't Fight Wars This Way

Two-thirds of Americans believe that President Donald Trump did not clearly explain his goals in the war with Iran, a poll released by Reuters and Ipsos on Monday shows. Reuters and Ipsos also found that two-thirds of…

Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

The hack of the popular learning platform highlighted the vulnerabilities of education companies.

The Need for Prick-Proof Housing Laws

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free . This week, we have stories on: A new report finds that Portland, Maine's inclusionary zoning law is crushing housing development. A New York Times -hosted…

How the ACLU Started Defending the Second Amendment

After a counterprotester was killed at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, many members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned its Virginia chapter for defending the First Amendment rights…