November 2024 Archives - Kappan Online

How do we teach honesty in a dishonest world?

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

Given the struggles in our political world today, schools need to encourage students to become truth-seekers and truth-tellers.

Employing school librarians: What decision-makers tell us

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

District leaders share what factors contribute to their decisions to add or eliminate school librarian positions.

The Happy Farm: Igniting the flame of knowledge in children

Oct 28, 2024 | First Person

The Happy Farm transforms textbook knowledge into fascinating practical experiences, where children explore, share, and learn.

The case for sensory civics education

Oct 28, 2024 | Policy Solutions

We, as a society, need to see the true urgency of civics education. We take it for granted that students will gain this knowledge somehow, but when it comes to making it part of the curriculum, we treat it as an outdated luxury feature.

Virtually an education

Oct 28, 2024 | Under The Law

Policy makers can now envision virtual education as an alternative to brick-and-mortar education. Whether this is good for students — and for public education — is an important question, the answer to which must be informed, in part, by legal considerations.

Where are the teachers of color? Getting cut out and lured away.

Oct 28, 2024 | Backtalk

We desperately need teachers of color. But throughout the U.S., we have not gotten them, despite decades of knowing this and making massive investments to attract them.