Poet Laureate Partners With Chicago Public School Teachers - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, in partnership with the Poetry Foundation and the Library of Congress, will meet with 9th grade English teachers in Chicago Public Schools to revamp poetry instruction.

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HBO's 'Real Sports' Examines Risks, Safety Efforts in Youth Football - Schooled in Sports - Education Week

In Tuesday night's episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, the safety of youth football came under the microscope.

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Study: Most Professional Training for Teachers Doesn't Qualify as 'High Quality' - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher

Only 20 percent of the professional development offered by districts meets the federal definition of "high quality" under the new Every Student Succeeds Act, according to researchers.

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Should Teachers Be Able to Wear Safety Pins as a Message of Solidarity in Class? - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher

One school district banned teachers from wearing safety pins, which are meant to be a show of support for marginalized groups of people, in the classroom.

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Real-World Skills: Teaching Email Etiquette (Video) - Inspired Instruction: Videos From the Teaching Channel - Education Week Teacher

Barbara Jizba, a library media specialist at the Wilson Focus School in Omaha, Neb., teaches students how to differentiate formal and informal emails to develop their communication skills.

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In Maryland, Taking On the Election Directly Helps School Move Forward - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

In a series of videos, two teachers and a principal at North East High School in Maryland talk about the school's role in helping students understand the election.

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RHSU Flashback: The Duncan Precedent, 2013 Edition - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week

Since it's Thanksgiving week, I figured it might be a nice chance to dwell a bit on the teachable moment we find ourselves in by re-running a few columns that kind of got brushed away at the time, but might register more fully now—and that might help encourage some to perhaps give a second thought to the underappreciated blessings of federalism, limited government, and executive restraint.

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