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K-12 Marketplace Has Major Flow of Venture Capital

Industry observers attribute the rise to heightened interest in ed-tech initiatives, decreasing technology costs, and the move to Common Core standards. (February 3, 2012)

Europe Seen Leading the Way in Hand-Held Computing

While hand-held mobile learning is viewed in the United States as a recent trend, its roots go further back in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, revealing different approaches. (February 3, 2012)

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States Mull Creativity Indexes for Schools

(February 2, 2012)

Analysis Raises Questions About Rigor of Teacher Tests

(February 1, 2012)

Psychologists, Educators See Facebook as Aid in Suicide Prevention

(February 3, 2012)

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Voices of Young Black Males

These profiles from our content partner Phi Delta Kappan reveal how family and culture affect the achievement of urban youths. (February 3, 2012)

Want to Go to College? Learn to Fail

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Free Spotlight

This Spotlight examines how educators can make "intelligent" assessments of their students and integrate technology to deliver personalized learning experiences.
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Opinion

The Case for Partisanship in Rewriting ESEA

Partisanship has a place in the No Child Left Behind reauthorization debate, says Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower. (February 2, 2012)

Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher PD

The professional development needed to support teachers' part in the common-core standards has remained an afterthought, Stephanie Hirsh writes. (January 31, 2012)

Evaluate Teachers and Doctors the Same Way

Unless report cards account for the potential negative professional impact of working with those most in need of their respective services, doctors and teachers will avoid working with them, says Walt Gardner. (February 3, 2012)

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Yearly Special Reports

U.S. Education Pressured by International Comparisons

The latest Quality Counts looks at U.S. schools' international standing and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries.
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Quality Counts Video

Inside Canada's Education System

A principal, teacher, and student share their unique perspectives on the immigrant-student experience.
Story: Canada Serves Diverse Student Needs

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Digital Directions

Virtual World of Learning

This report, part of an ongoing series on virtual education, draws out many of the lessons to be learned from other countries regarding the deployment of virtual education. (January 30, 2012)

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Teacher

How English-Language Learners Have an Edge

Non-native English speakers—who access meaning through more than one language—can offer novel insights during whole-class comprehension exercises, says one high school teacher. (February 1, 2012)

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State of the States

Governors on Education

Education is feeling the pinch as state budgets tighten. Read what the governors plan for education funding and reform in 2012 in our State of the State and budget address roundups. (February 2, 2012)

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