Projects

Education Week's projects are special packages of stories, visuals, and more that go deep on an education topic
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including in this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including in this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project Science of Reading: Where Rhetoric Meets Reality
July 20, 2022
Reading interventionist Laura Beth Ross teaches reading skills to first graders at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022.
Reading interventionist Laura Beth Ross teaches reading skills to first graders at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Tracker Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws? What's in Them?
Sarah Schwartz, July 20, 2022
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1 min read
Monica Littlefield teaches reading skills to her first grade class at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022.
Monica Littlefield teaches reading skills to her first grade class at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project What Is LETRS? Why One Training Is Dominating 'Science of Reading' Efforts
Sarah Schwartz, July 20, 2022
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12 min read
First grader Makai Parker practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C. The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including this first grade classroom at Eastern Elementary in Washington, N.C.
First grader Makai Parker practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project Second Time’s A Charm? A State Revamps Reading Instruction—Again
Sarah Schwartz, July 20, 2022
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10 min read
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including this classroom at Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C.
The state of North Carolina is taking measures to improve reading rates in elementary schools, including this classroom at Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project States Are Pushing Changes to Reading Instruction. But Old Practices Prove Hard to Shake
Sarah Schwartz, July 20, 2022
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10 min read
Staci Pollock teaches reading comprehension to her second grade class at Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C., on May 25, 2022.
Read-alouds—like the one Staci Pollock is teaching in a 2nd grade class at Lacy Elementary in Raleigh, N.C.—introduce content knowledge and spur conversations among students who are still mastering reading fundamentals.
Kate Medley for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Project Why Putting the 'Science of Reading' Into Practice Is So Challenging
Sarah Schwartz, July 20, 2022
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27 min read
The Kachemak Selo School serves 39 students in grades K-12 in a roadless and remote village established by Russian Old Believers, a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Kachemak Selo School serves 39 students in grades K-12 in a roadless and remote village established by Russian Old Believers, a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Ash Adams for Education Week
School & District Management Project An Alaskan Village's Long Wait for a New School
Victoria Petersen, February 11, 2020
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8 min read
Joshua Gill, director of personnel and student services for Lower Kuskokwim schools in Alaska, recruits teachers at a job fair in Homestead, Pa.
Joshua Gill, director of personnel and student services for Lower Kuskokwim schools in Alaska, recruits teachers at a job fair in Homestead, Pa.
Jared Wickerham for Education Week
Recruitment & Retention Project A Perennial Challenge in Rural Alaska: Getting and Keeping Teachers
Victoria Petersen, September 10, 2019
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10 min read
The East Anchorage High and Scammon Bay students gather at a home in the Native Village to learn how to comb fur from a musk ox hide using special combs and common forks. The fur can later be spun into yarn.
The East Anchorage High and Scammon Bay students gather at a home in the Native Village to learn how to comb fur from a musk ox hide using special combs and common forks. The fur can later be spun into yarn.
Erin Irwin/Education Week
Equity & Diversity Project On the Snowy Tundra, Alaska Students Bridge Differences and Eat Moose Snout
Victoria Petersen, July 19, 2019
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11 min read
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Erin Irwin/Education Week
Equity & Diversity Project Letters From Alaska
July 19, 2019
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