Elizabeth Heubeck

Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class look around at the site of their forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2024. Across the nation, kindergarten classrooms have become more academic over the past few decades.

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Early Childhood The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting

Elizabeth Heubeck, June 2, 2025

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A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, like in schools across the country, there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class.

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Ed-Tech Policy Cellphone Ban Adopters Share How They Did It—and How It's Changed Students

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 28, 2025

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Genny Willis, an instructor at Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Del., listens to a roundtable of students on Oct. 15, 2024. At Smyrna High School, there are career pathways and experimental learning opportunities to help students use practical applications towards careers after graduating high school, which can include internships, advanced classes, and specific on-the-job training.

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College & Workforce Readiness High School Grads Lack Clarity on Next Steps, Survey Shows

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 20, 2025

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Assessment Download 6 Ways to Curb Grade-Change Requests From Students and Parents (DOWNLOADABLE)

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 19, 2025

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Teaching Teachers Don’t Identify Creativity Equally in All Students. Why That Matters

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 12, 2025

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Jessica Arrow, a play-based learning kindergarten teacher, talks with her students about squirrels during class at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H. on Nov. 7, 2024.

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Teaching Profession How These 4 Teachers Go Above and Beyond for Their Students and Colleagues

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 7, 2025

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Student Well-Being Netflix's 'Adolescence' Sparks Debate Over Sex Education in Schools

Elizabeth Heubeck, May 2, 2025

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Teaching Profession Personal Finance for Students? Teachers Could Use It, Too

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 29, 2025

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Student Well-Being Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Sounds an Alarm on Troubled Teens. What Can Teachers Do?

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 25, 2025

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Teaching Does Competition Motivate Students? Teachers Weigh In

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 22, 2025

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High school students tag salt marsh periwinkle snails to learn about their movement and behavior in the Louisiana marsh at a camp run by Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in 2014. Federal funding cuts could put place-based learning experiences like this at risk.

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Teaching Trump's Budget Cuts Leave the Future of Some Field Trips in Jeopardy

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 18, 2025

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Assessment What Should Teachers Do When Students—or Parents—Ask for a Better Grade?

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 14, 2025

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Assessment Interactive How Teachers Approach Grading, in Charts

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 14, 2025

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Curriculum Teaching Personal Finance to Teens in the Age of Online Gambling

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 11, 2025

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Monica Wardlow, from left, with Citizens First Bank, works with Warren East Middle School 7th graders Autumn Simmons and Aaleah Richie Wednesday, March 13, 2019, during Junior Achievement's JA Girl$ financial literacy program at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, Ky. Junior Achievement aims to bring real-world experiences into the classroom.

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College & Workforce Readiness Q&A How One Educator Is Tackling the Question, 'Why Do I Have to Learn This?'

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 4, 2025

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Recruitment & Retention Will Fired Federal Workers Consider Teaching? Some Schools May Soon Find Out

Elizabeth Heubeck, April 3, 2025

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Teaching Profession Teacher Burnout Is Real. What's to Blame—and How to Keep It at Bay

Elizabeth Heubeck, March 28, 2025

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College & Workforce Readiness Not Your Parents' CTE: How Career and Technical Education Is Evolving

Elizabeth Heubeck, March 13, 2025

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Teacher Preparation States Push Forward With Teacher Apprenticeships Amid Funding Uncertainty

Elizabeth Heubeck, March 11, 2025

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Student Well-Being What to Expect From Students After the Start of Daylight Saving Time

Elizabeth Heubeck, March 7, 2025

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