In this episode, Anne and Jen shed light on the issue of teacher burnout and its prevalence in the education system. We discuss teachers’ experiences facing challenges such as an intense curriculum without sufficient resources, mold-infested classrooms, and unaddressed disciplinary...

This week, Anne shares updates and opinions on the ongoing battle of whether to tell or not to tell on Trans kids. Is this trust-busting practice worth fighting about? And she sheds light on the growing academically deadly pandemic affecting...

In this episode of EdNews This Week, Anne announces that she and co-host Jen will be featured guests on another podcast called Behind the Mic, out September 1st on the Education Podcast Network. This week’s three news stories from the...

In this episode, Anne, Jen, and their special guest Maria delve into the multifaceted nature of the teacher workload, shedding light on the fact that the profession entails much more than simply standing in front of a classroom and delivering...

LA Unified School District teachers (and a lot of us other teachers) are not happy about mandated discipline changes, What Congress has heard about mental health issues in school (will they finally listen?) and How ChatGPT has a sister AI...

Ah, summer vacation! The time when teachers can finally break free from the clutches of students, exams, and endless lesson planning. It’s a time to kick back, relax, and forget about school… Or is it? Many teachers count the days...

Today’s news covers how Mastery Learning is now a thing in all 50 states. Why the Carnegie Unit that has defined learning for 100 years is obsolete, and I’ll show you the money, at least I’ll break down how the...

It’s Anne here with a mini-episode of Transparency and Teaching Podcast, the News Edition. We used to start our episodes with education news, but you know, uh, we got so long-winded as we talked about the main topics that we...

This episode features three education news stories that I feel may set the tone for schools and districts across the country. As we know, one district's policies and often the politics that give birth to them can act as a...

A recent article in “The 74” caught my attention this week. It discussed how Tennessee and Michigan are currently debating removing the statute requiring third graders who are reading below grade level to be retained. With state testing starting, people...

In today’s episode, we talk with Ben, a first-year teacher. Ben talks about his teacher preparation program and his student teaching experience. Ben shares what was difficult and how his pre-teaching experiences benefitted or hindered his time during student teaching.

The Pledge of Allegiance is a daily ritual in many schools and public events in the United States. The pledge, written in 1892,  is a promise of loyalty to the United States of America. However, over the years, the practice...