What is ESSER funding? In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three Covid-related stimulus bills that provided nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. ESSER includes a significant focus on vulnerable student populations who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, which includes English language learners. Frequently asked questions about

Here are some popular and recent titles from our extensive selection of books for the classroom that are available through the subject lists on our website, which cover art, architecture, fashion, media studies, music, and performing arts.   Art Architecture Fashion   Media Studies Music Performing Arts    

New York City recently introduced a pilot curriculum around ageism for students at 13 Brooklyn high schools. It was launched to help students learn about the harmful effects of age discrimination and to guide them to engage in meaningful conversations with older adults in their lives. We’ve put together a collection of titles to foster

Every May we honor the history, society, and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We’re celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month by highlighting the important role of Asian and Asian American voices in our communities and in our classrooms. Below is a selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we invite

A heartfelt, hands-on guide to setting boundaries, increasing productivity, and finding fulfillment for teachers who know that their classrooms won’t thrive unless they do. As the CEO of Not So Wimpy Teacher, one of the most popular teaching resource brands on the internet, Jamie Sears has spent years designing tools and creating systems that restore

Join us on Monday, April 24th at 2:30pm ET (1:30pm CT) to learn how to use graphic novels in the classroom! This free, one-hour webinar will feature award-winning creators: Shing Yin Khor, Kevin McCloskey, and Chad Sell, and will be moderated by Eric Hand, teacher and literacy consultant. Learn more here and explore resources for our

There has been a dramatic rise in poor mental health for teen girls over the past year. According to Reuters, “nearly three in five high school girls reported feeling sad or hopeless in 2021, representing a 60% increase over the past decade, and fared worse than boys of the same age across nearly all measures

Information literacy at an early age is essential when it comes to modern literacy learning. It is crucial that students develop critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate sources and grow comfortable with the notion that knowledge is never fixed and is always evolving. NCTE has acknowledged the information literacy crisis in their Position Statement on

Contributed by Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America. 2023 marks the 20-year anniversary of the groundbreaking memoir, which has remained a classroom favorite for two decades.  When I was in high school, a major news outlet took a poll to find out the most unpopular country

By: Lisa Yokana, STEAM Coordinator at Scarsdale High School   I am a high school teacher who teaches social entrepreneurship and runs a STEAM program at Scarsdale High School, a public school district just north of New York city. I began using Design Thinking in my classes over a decade ago, as a process for

For Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting the contributions and individual achievements that women authors have made in the world of tech and on our bookshelves. Meet Sam Taylor, M.Ed., a Bay Area curriculum developer, computer-science education advocate, and author of The Coding Workbook (No Starch Press). While teaching STEM to middle school students, Sam taught

April is National Poetry Month, reminding us of poetry’s important role in our culture and in our classrooms. We are celebrating by showcasing a few titles that highlight the lives and work of inspiring poets.   Discover more titles Poetry Titles for Middle School Poetry Titles for High School