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Special Edition on Hot Topics in Primary and Secondary Education
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Volume 33, Issue 1 (2027) Special Edition on Hot Topics in Primary and Secondary Education
About the Special Edition
Primary and secondary educators are navigating important questions about teaching, learning, students, schools, and the profession. This special edition invites educators, school leaders, teacher candidates, students, and researchers to share practical insights, case studies, reflections, and research on the issues impacting our PreK-12 schools today. We welcome successes and honest accounts of work in progress: What are you trying? What are you learning? What can another educator learn from your experience?Volume 32, Issue 2 (2026)
Articles
Standards-Based Grading in Technical Theatre
Tetta M. Askeland
Reining it in: From Reflexive to Intentional Instructor Self-Disclosure
Rona Miles, Alla Chavarga, and Chelsea Blaney
Whose Game Is It? Re-centering Athlete Voice in Interscholastic Sports: A Literature Review
Nick Pocius
Picturing Africa: Critical Reflections on the Importance of Imagery in Textbooks
Amber R. Reed and Bailey A. Brown
From Principal to Behavioral Health CEO: Lessons Schools Must Learn About Student Mental Health
Anthony S. Felder
Environmental Load in Technology-Rich Classrooms: A Practitioner Reflection on Student Attention, Cognitive Fatigue, and Instructional Design
Christopher Morales
Correcting and Connecting Character Formation
Dane C. Joseph
When “No Referral” Does Not Mean “No Need”: Rethinking MTSS, Benchmark Data, and Early Literacy Support
Tevia Q. Strand
Early Childhood Classrooms and Higher Education Faculty: Partnerships with Far-Reaching Benefits
Anita Weisburger
