AWOL Teachers | Math Facts | Missing Link in 'Science of Reading'

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A new study dispels the idea that teachers are often absent from work . It turns out that they take no more time off than other professionals, according to this week’s top read.

Four educators share their techniques for developing students’ fluency with math facts —and why it matters.

And a researcher and a practitioner discuss what they see is missing in the move to instruction based on the ‘science of reading’ . Read on to find out what it is.?

It’s all here in this week’s most popular stories:

1. No, Teachers Don’t Take More Time Off Than Other Professionals. Here’s How They Compare
2. Why Does Fact Fluency Matter in Math? 4 Educators Offer Answers
3. A Missing Link in the ‘Science of Reading’ Conversation
4. The Revised AP African American Studies: What’s Been Changed and Why
5. Teachers Face Backlash—and Discipline—for Political Stances on Israel-Hamas War
6. More States Are Creating a ‘Portrait of a Graduate.’ Here’s Why
7. What a Difference a Day Makes: How Schools Can Harness More Learning Time

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