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Liliana Barrera, a third-grader and other students at Roy DeShane Elementary School and members of the Environmental Club, point excitingly to a mother duck and her ducklings as they make their way across a pond in Armstrong Park in Carol Stream, Ill., on May 12, 2023.
Liliana Barrera, left, and other students in the Environmental Club at Roy DeShane Elementary School point excitedly at a mother duck and her ducklings as they make their way across a pond in Armstrong Park in Carol Stream, Ill., on May 12, 2023. The club's teacher participated in a one-year professional development program on incorporating climate change into education that's being offered by the Community Consolidated School District 93 in Bloomingdale, Ill.
Jamie Kelter Davis for Education Week
Teaching Photos Through EdWeek’s Lens: Our Top Photos of the Year
A look at K-12 education in 2023, as documented by Education Week photographers across the U.S.
Jaclyn Borowski , December 18, 2023
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A teacher gives a lesson on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 4, 2023.
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a ceremony on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 4, 2023.
Efrem Lukatsky/AP
International Photos PHOTOS: Take a Round-the-World Tour of the Return to School
Here's what back to school looks like in classrooms around the globe.
Jaclyn Borowski , September 15, 2023
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A third grade student raises their hands during a Slow Reveal Graph exercise about colors of national flags around the world at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass., on June 1, 2023. Driscoll Math Specialist Jenna Laib curates a website for Slow Reveal Graphs, which are instructional routines that promote sense making about data by gradually revealing information.
Students raise their hands during a "slow reveal" exercise on data use in a 3rd grade class at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass., in June.
Sophie Park for Education Week
Mathematics Photos Graphs Are Hard for Students to Digest. Can a 'Slow Reveal' Help?
Follow along as a math specialist uses a "slow reveal" graph to teach a statistical lesson on countries' national flags.
Jaclyn Borowski & Sarah D. Sparks, July 31, 2023
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Students in the hiking club explore during an early morning walk around the campus before the start of the school day on March 30, 2023.
Students in the hiking club explore during an early morning walk around the campus before the start of the school day on March 30, 2023.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Special Education Photos A Day in the Life of a School Designed to Support Students With Dyslexia
An independent school uses art and movement to set students with learning differences up for success.
Jaclyn Borowski , June 7, 2023
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Chimere Stephens, Senior Director of Diversity and Recruitment for the New York City Department of Education, reads a book to a class of K-2 students at PS 55 elementary school in the Bronx, New York., January 19, 2023.
Chimere Stephens, senior director of diversity and recruitment in the New York City public schools system, reads to a class of K-2 students at PS 55, an elementary school in the Bronx.
Mostafa Bassim for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Photos The Making of a Leaders To Learn From Cover
An inside look at the 2023 cover for EdWeek's annual Leaders To Learn From special issue.
Jaclyn Borowski , February 13, 2023
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New Mexico Army National Guard specialist Michael Stockwell kneels while helping Alamogordo High School freshman Aiden Cruz with a geology assignment, at Alamogordo High School, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Alamogordo, N.M. Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in for an emergency unlike others they have responded to before: the shortage of teachers and school staff members that have tested the ability of schools nationwide to continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Mexico Army National Guard specialist Michael Stockwell kneels while helping Alamogordo High School freshman Aiden Cruz with a geology assignment, at Alamogordo High School, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Alamogordo, N.M. Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in for an emergency unlike others they have responded to before: the shortage of teachers and school staff members that have tested the ability of schools nationwide to continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cedar Attanasio/AP
Teaching Profession Photos 2022's 10 Biggest Education Stories, in Photos
Look back at some major themes and milestones in 2022, a daunting year for those working in America's schools.
Stacey Decker & Jaclyn Borowski , December 22, 2022
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A tree sits in the middle of a round stone water feature surrounded by a round stone pathway at night. Benches around the edge of the pathway are lit with warm lights.
A visitor to the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial sits on one of the benches during twilight in Newtown, Conn. The names of the 20 first graders and six educators killed a short distance away at Sandy Hook Elementary School 10 years ago are engraved in concrete around a memorial pool with a sycamore tree in the middle.
Julia Nikhinson/AP
School Climate & Safety Photos PHOTOS: A Decade After the Sandy Hook Shooting
A look back at the grief and activism that followed the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which claimed 26 lives 10 years ago.
Evie Blad & Jaclyn Borowski , December 13, 2022
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Ollie Wright, left, watches as CJ Lanahan, center, and Dan Edick work on creating a snow kicker for a rail, enjoying the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, at Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Ollie Wright, left, watches as CJ Lanahan, center, and Dan Edick work on creating a snow kicker for a rail, enjoying the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, at Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP
School & District Management Photos PHOTOS: The Snow Day Lives in Buffalo After a Massive Storm
After a massive storm dumped up to 6 feet of snow in parts of Buffalo, schools closed and students made the most of the storm.
Jaclyn Borowski , November 21, 2022
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Principal Michael C. Brown, from left, talks to seniors Brady D’Anthony, 18, and Sydney Dryden, 17, at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Principal Michael C. Brown, from left, talks to seniors Brady D’Anthony, 18, and Sydney Dryden, 17, at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Steve Ruark for Education Week
School & District Management Photos What School Leadership Looks Like: A Day in the Life of a Principal
A look at a typical day for one elementary school principal in Texas and a high school principal in Maryland.
Jaclyn Borowski , June 20, 2022
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Students in the aviation program at Magruder High School in Rockville, Md., practice flying on flight simulators.
Students in the aviation program at Magruder High School in Rockville, Md., practice flying on flight simulators located in the school.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Curriculum Photos PHOTOS: Connecting the Classroom to the Real World of Aviation
A curriculum designed to teach students the skills necessary for careers in the aviation industry connects the classroom to the real world.
Jaclyn Borowski , May 17, 2022
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A Soddy Daisy high school student arrives late to his first class on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, the first day of the 2021-2022 school year in Hamilton County, Tenn.
A Soddy Daisy High School student arrives late to his first class on Aug. 12, 2021, the first day of the 2021-2022 school year in Hamilton County, Tenn.
Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP
School & District Management Photos Education in 2021: 10 Photos That Capture a Chaotic Year
With 2021 nearly in the rear view, we look at the ups and downs of a chaotic year in education.
Jaclyn Borowski , December 21, 2021
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Teacher Angela Ninde, right, works with students in their garden at Centreville Elementary School in Centreville, Va., on Sept. 7, 2021.
Teacher Angela Ninde, right, works with students in their garden at Centreville Elementary School in Centreville, Va.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Teaching Photos What School Looks Like When Learning Moves Outside
One class of 5th graders shows what's possible when teachers take their lessons outside.
Jaclyn Borowski , September 15, 2021
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Back to School Share Blue
School Climate & Safety Photos The Tense and Joyous Start to the 2021 School Year, in Photos
Students are headed back to school with the threat of the Delta variant looming. How is this playing out across the country? Take a look.
Jaclyn Borowski & Stacey Decker, August 19, 2021
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Vaccine recipients meet with shot givers at the Anchorage School District headquarters. The Anchorage School District headquarters hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 3, 2021.
Vaccine recipients meet with shot givers at the Anchorage School District headquarters. The Anchorage School District headquarters hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 3, 2021.
Marc Lester/for Education Week
Families & the Community Photos PHOTOS: Schools as COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
A look at how and where school districts are using their facilities to host Covid-19 vaccination clinics.
Education Week Photo Staff, February 26, 2021
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