I’ve been teaching for a long time, whether in college classrooms, newspapers, magazines or wherever I might be. Maybe I should say I’ve been learning for a long time, not teaching — learning being my ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

In a district where students have been counted out and labeled as “low achievers,” Allgood utilized her expertise as a teacher, along with research-backed pedagogical strategies, to personalize ...

Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

The optional class gives students an in-depth lesson of African American history and contributions that are often overlooked ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Recently, Oklahoma students have staged walkouts to protest ICE. Two readers of The Oklahoman offer different takes on student protests and walkouts.

I spoke in January 2026 with 150 high school students about career options. After explaining my own career as a professor of education, health and behavior, I asked the students a simple question: ...

The lights dimmed, and the audience fell silent. It was a cold January afternoon in 2007, and I was sitting in a crowded auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island, nervously thinking about the week ahead ...

What are tariffs, and how will President Donald Trump’s trade policies affect the U.S. and global economies? Trump on Wednesday announced he would impose a 125 percent tariff on Chinese imports as ...