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Three teachers drove through a quiet neighborhood in southern San Diego, the sun not yet fully up over the horizon. They drank coffee and talked about…

Hayley ClarkeEducation reporterGetty ImagesTeachers’ wellbeing across the UK is at its lowest level since 2019, according to the charity Education Support.Its latest report says the education…

by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report November 17, 2025 The teaching profession is one of the most female-dominated in the United States. Among elementary school teachers,…

Katy McCloskeySenior producer, Scottish educationBBCRod McCready says he needs extra time to plan lessons betterScotland’s teachers are readying themselves to vote on industrial action over their…

by Tanishia Lavette Williams, The Hechinger Report November 4, 2025 The year I co-taught world history and English language arts with two colleagues, we were tasked…

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporterGetty ImagesA head teachers’ union will consult its members on strike action after it lost a bid to challenge Ofsted’s new inspection plans in…

This story first appeared in Hechinger’s climate and education newsletter. Sign up here.  In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools…

Across the UK, school pupils have been shouting out the words “sixseven” during lessons in the latest meme-based craze to sweep across classrooms.While some teachers have…

Across the UK, teachers are being subjected to the echoes of the words “six-seven” shouted out at random by pupils in a new craze sweeping through…

‘We don’t want pity, we want action’Juwayriya Adwan, 12, al-Mawasi, Khan YounisIt has been two years since I was last inside a real classroom. Two years…