Tortured Teachers Department | Reading Basics, Again | Students Cellphone Use

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Teachers have a lot to contend with while still showing up for their students every day. Can Taylor Swift’s music help them deal with the stress? 

You might be surprised by the findings of a recent reading study which showed who is teaching (and learning) the four fundamental reading skills.  

Constant smartphone use and social media are having a huge impact on students, but vilifying them isn’t the answer. Especially when students consider their phones to be such an important social tool. 

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

1. The New Taylor Swift Song That’s Become a ‘Teacher Anthem’
2. Teachers Are Still Teaching Older Students Basic Reading Skills, Survey Finds
3. Let’s Not Oversimplify Students’ Cellphone Use (Opinion)
4. New Title IX Rule Could Actually Simplify Some Things for Districts, Lawyers Say
5. 4 Ways to Use Student Curiosity to Deepen Learning (Opinion)
6. How Educators Are Using AI to Do Their Jobs
7. Israel-Hamas War Poses Tough Questions for K-12 Leaders, Too

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