Publication: Education Week

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The Metric System and Common Core

The unsuccessful drive to teach the metric system in schools presents a cautionary tale about teacher buy-in for common-core advocates, writes Jeanne Zaino. ... [Published Education Week - 1 hour ago]
Entities: Advocate
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

How to Make School Funding Fair

Shifting to statewide school funding systems would address inequities in the way education is paid for, writes Cynthia G. Brown. ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Baton Rouge Struggles to Keep Control of Schools

Efforts to create a new school district and reshuffle students in East Baton Rouge Parish are causing a stir in Louisiana. ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
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Teenagers Are Wired for Peer Approval, Says Study

Researchers now have biological evidence that adolescents really do want to jump off a bridge if their friends are doing it. ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Creating Learning Spaces for a New Age of Discovery

School environments should fulfill a student's need to feel engaged intellectually and emotionally in the learning process, Jim Childress writes. ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Entities: New Age, Dannel Malloy
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

K-12 Impacts Likely in N.J., Va., Governor Races

Candidates sketch competing education-policy visions in New Jersey and Virginia, the two states picking governors in 2 ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Study Backs Dual-Language Pre-Ks for ELLs

Preschool English-learners benefit from exposure to both English and their home language, say researchers. ... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Common-Core Tests in Works for Students With Severe Disabilities

Two groups of states are crafting unique assessments for students with severe cognitive disabilities. ... [Published Education Week - 13 hours ago]
Entities: Disability
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Windows XP Deadline Puts Pressure on Schools

Microsoft's plans to end support for Windows XP could pose big technological and financial challenges for districts nationwide. ... [Published Education Week - 13 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Chicago Teachers' Union Re-Elects Karen Lewis

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis was re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the district. ... [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Video Content Provider Market Expanding

As digital video becomes a more popular educational tool, the companies and organizations that provide such content are becoming more diverse. ... [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Entities: Market, Organism
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Common Core Needs a Common Curriculum

The content of instruction should be a communal, research-based, and experience-based decision, writes Lisa Hansel. ... [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]

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...in 1987 and who helped create the Japanese manufacturing and innovation boom, reportedly said when asked for his view of American education, "If you continue to do what you're doing, you will continue to get what you're getting." We believe, based on experiences working with groups of education leaders and analysis of the skills of educators over the last 30 years, that the present...
We Need a New Approach to Principal Selection [Published Education Week - May 13 2013]
Perspective: The decision to move services back in-house amounts to a "small victory" in driving down costs, Mr. Weiler said. "It shows it can be done.When you take the for-profit motive out, that’s probably 80 percent" of where savings come from, he said
Schools Weigh Privatization of Support Services [Published Education Week - Apr 30 2013]
...The ad announces: "A new Royal Portable can raise her marks up to 38%." The first paragraph adds: "It happens every day! Many so called 'slow students' learn to type and then show upup on the honor roll."
Framing the School Technology Dream [Published Education Week - Apr 16 2013]

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The Metric System and Common Core [Published Education Week - 1 hour ago]
How to Make School Funding Fair [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Baton Rouge Struggles to Keep Control of Schools [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Teenagers Are Wired for Peer Approval, Says Study [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
K-12 Impacts Likely in N.J., Va., Governor Races [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Study Backs Dual-Language Pre-Ks for ELLs [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Creating Learning Spaces for a New Age of Disco... [Published Education Week - 5 hours ago]
Common-Core Tests in Works for Students With Se... [Published Education Week - 13 hours ago]
Windows XP Deadline Puts Pressure on Schools [Published Education Week - 13 hours ago]
Chicago Teachers' Union Re-Elects Karen Lewis [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
The Common Core Needs a Common Curriculum [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Schools Face Shortage of Digital Curricula for ... [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
'Personal Learning Environments' Focus on the I... [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Digital Video Transforms Teaching Practices [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Teaching Students Better Online Research Skills [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Digital Trends Shifting the Role of Teachers [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Ed. Schools Lag Behind Digital Content Trends [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Video Content Provider Market Expanding [Published Education Week - May 20 2013]
Do New Exams Produce Better Teachers? States Ac... [Published Education Week - May 17 2013]
Calif. Struggles to Assess Teacher-Training Pro... [Published Education Week - May 17 2013]
Top Jobs Opening Up in Nation's Districts [Published Education Week - May 15 2013]
With Common Core Under Fire, Supporters Fight Back [Published Education Week - May 15 2013]
Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math L... [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
Mobile Apps Make Field Trips More Interactive [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teach... [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
States' Teacher-Exam Bar Set Low, Federal Data ... [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
We Must Create Opportunities for STEM Learning [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
School Safety Requires More Than Punishment [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
Impact on Waivers, Grants Mulled in Common-Core... [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
Ariz. ELL Dispute Continues, Despite Federal Ru... [Published Education Week - May 14 2013]
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