Copy of The "2019 Teacher of The Year" Lesson
We speak with the 2019 Teacher of the Year, Rodney Robinson. He doesn’t have a typical teaching...
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Teacher mindset is a buzzword in education right now. But what does it really mean to have the...
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A teenager gets put on blast on social media for peppering her speech with the word “like”. Why...
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Can the adversity that students face be boiled down to a number? The makers of the SAT are going...
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Teaching abroad can have its perks…but are they enough to pull teachers away from America?
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The "Segregated Schools" Lesson
After San Francisco’s plan to tackle school segregation actually made it worse, our teachers...
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Extra Credit: The "Student Journalists" Lesson
A high school newspaper’s story about a student sex worker causes a national stir. Now the...
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Some say Fortnite, the video game, should be banned. Our teachers say that’s a bad idea. Instead,...
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WARNING: This episode contains conversations about teen suicide. The number for the National...
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The "College Admissions" Lesson
A college admissions cheating scandal has shocked America. Our teachers say…you think that’s...
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Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children authors of all time, but his place in the literary...
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The Denver teacher strike was focused mostly on complaints about incentive pay. Our teachers...
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The "Mass Incarceration" Lesson
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU HAVE OR HAVE HAD A STUDENT WITH A LOVED ONE IN PRISON. BUT WE RARELY...
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Many city schools struggle with the g-word. Gentrification. But there are actual steps schools...
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Many city schools struggle with the g-word. Gentrification. But there are actual steps schools...
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Class size was a big sticking point in the recent LA teachers strike. But how do you know when a...
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If reading is fundamental, why do so many American kids struggle with it? Plus, we know about the...
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The national teacher of the year calls the detention of migrant children at the border “abuse”...
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A Kansas teenager is set to graduate from his high school, and Harvard University this spring…at...
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The "Charter School Tensions" Lesson
Discipline. Our teachers say their schools are starting to get it right. Now, Betsy DeVos is...
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