Teaching: Lows and Highs | Singled Out for Special Ed | Biden Calls to Raise Teacher Pay

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America’s teachers feel more negative than positive about their profession. A special report that delved deep into teachers’ feelings about the job , their day-to-day challenges, and the beauty of their craft are among this week’s top reads.

So was this study finding: Black teachers are significantly less likely to identify students—particularly low-income Black boys—for special education .?

And, in case you missed it, President Biden’s called to boost teachers’ pay in his annual address to Congress.

Read on for details on these and more of this week’s most popular stories.

1. The 'Difficult, Beautiful' Work of Teaching
2. DATA: 5 Key Insights Into America’s Teachers
3. One Group of Teachers Is Less Likely to Identify Black Students for Special Ed. Why That Matters
4. Biden Calls for Teacher Pay Raises, Expanded Pre-K in State of the Union
5. Introducing the Teacher Morale Index
6. AI Is Coming to Teacher Prep. Here’s What That Looks Like
7. The Science of Reading and English Learners: 3 Takeaways for Policy and Classroom Practice

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