Lessons on financial literacy are invaluable. GW University economics professor Annamaria Lusardi answered questions about teaching the basics to your students, no matter their age. Let's get started! #FinancialLiteracyMonth

Teachers manage the impossible—inspiring hope in times of hardship. Get creative with these ideas from administrators to celebrate your team and the incredible work they do. 🎉 🎉 spr.ly/6010H2j8K

'Learning Loss, in General, Is a Misnomer': Study Shows Kids Made Progress During COVID-19 edwk.it/3nigAeW

We're looking for kids ages 5-15 to tell us in 250 words: What has the last year been like for you? 🤔 Submit your essay to [email protected] by May 5 for the chance to be published. We can't wait to hear what you have to say!

👶President Donald J. Trump is proposing child care support for families, universal preschool for 3 and 4-year-olds and raising compensation for early childhood educators. Here is some background on these proposals, from our reporting:

It's Friday! Time for an emoji challenge: Can you tell us what your kids or students are learning about right now... using only emojis? 🤔⬇️

“Teachers saved lives this year,” Secretary Miguel Cardona U.S. Department of Education told TFK Kid Reporter Bellen. Read the full interview: tfk.news/3xNYkii 🍎 #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Seeing virtual learning as a failure, many parents want their child to repeat kindergarten this fall. Experts argue the kids should move on. Reporting via Brenda Iasevoli. With our partners NBC News. buff.ly/3gV2ayB

Even the loss of an entire school year may not be grounds for holding kids back a grade, according to some early childhood experts buff.ly/3wQLGOu

🎒NEW: #BacktoClass: How schools can rebound. A series on best practices for back to school. A reporting collaboration from The Hechinger Report Dallas Morning News The Seattle Times AL.com Fresno Bee The Christian Science Monitor The Alabama Education Lab Seattle Times Education Lab Fresno Bee Education Lab Solutions Journalism Network hechingerreport.org/back-to-class/

UPCOMING EVENT: Parents, teachers, board members, attend @edsource teacher roundtable "Back to school: Teachers reflect on the first days & year ahead" w/ Larry Ferlazzo Margaret Hicks et al, Aug 31, 4-5 pm Register today us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Michael Vea and I truly enjoyed writing this HMH Education blog on middle school classroom management. Enjoy! hmhco.com/blog/middle-sc…

If you teach and/or lead in a middle school, these are fantastic tips. Veterans may know some of many of these, but #10 has the power to really change a school. Thank you Michael Vea and Dr. Adriana Chavarín-López for this. hmhco.com/blog/middle-sc…

No catch-up strategy can possibly benefit all students. But studies do point toward which strategies are most effective, how they can best be implemented — and what approaches might be a waste of time and money. hechingerreport.org/the-science-of…

Prior to becoming a teacher, Perry Hollins worked in radio. This background equipped him with communication skills and creative instructional approaches perfect for the classroom. Hear his full story in this episode of #TeachersinAmerica. spr.ly/6015J689H

Nothing incentivizes students to follow the rules like a mystery class reward! Will it be a dance party, or no homework for a week? Classroom communities aren't built in a day. Get inspired with more interactive approaches here. 👉 spr.ly/6012J6S4s

#Veterans — join us for a FREE webinar, in partnership with We the Veterans & Military Families, specifically for you on Nov. 10. @MrSilva will explain how #Misinformation spreads & targets you, & offer strategies for sticking to the facts. Sign up / spread the word —> bit.ly/VeteransNLP

Is it legit? Follow these 5️⃣ steps for vetting a news source, & learn how to tell credible sources from bogus ones. Download the graphic, created in partnership with SmartNews 👉🏾 bit.ly/IsItLegitNLP #NewsLiteracy

I'm hearing from a few teachers/admins that they've been (temporarily) supervising huge classes b/c of staff/teachers being out due to COVID. If you're one of them, I'd love to chat with you about this. [email protected]

The 2023 Educator Confidence Report is here! "Outlook on Teaching and AI," the first of three focused reports, found an improvement in both educator confidence in K-12 education and sentiment toward the state of the teaching profession. Details: spr.ly/6016PmSXO