Focus On
Education Week's Focus On reports highlight an important topic in the education field each week.
FOCUS ON: ENGLISH-LEARNERS
Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short on Federal GoalsAnalysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
Focus On: District Renewal
Joplin Poised to Rebuild Tornado-Damaged SchoolsA year after a tornado destroyed six of its schools, a Missouri district is building schools that match its new vision for education.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: LEADERSHIP
Charter Sector Starts to Grow Its Own LeadersTo meet rising demands for new school leaders, the charter school sector is building a diverse array of training programs.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
Focus On: Curriculum
Project-Based Learning Helps At-Risk StudentsAn alternative school in Oregon offers students who struggled in a regular setting an unusual curriculum.
April 24, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: RECESS
Study Weighs Benefits of Organizing RecessResearchers found that a structured approach to managing recess led to less bullying and more time for learning.
April 17, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: EXPANDED LEARNING
Training of Out-of-School Staff DebatedThe out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
State policymakers are catching on to the concept of student learning plans as a way to drive college and career readiness.
March 23, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: Reading
Districts Gear Up for Shift to Informational TextsBecause of its emphasis in the common-core standards, millions of teachers are faced with increasing their use of nonfiction.
March 13, 2012 - Education Week
A report highlights the discrepancy between the public perception of Asian-heritage students as universally high-achieving and the reality.
February 22, 2012 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Focus on: Teacher Education
'Value Added' Proves Beneficial to Teacher PrepStates' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: STUDENT PROFICIENCY
N.H. Schools Embrace Competency-Based LearningNewfound Regional High School is part of an aggressive statewide effort to make learning more about mastery and less about seat time.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: MANAGEMENT
Tight Budgets Put Some Superintendents on Part-Time StatusThe poor economy is reshaping superintendents' work lives, causing some to share jobs, do double duty, or work part time.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: NUTRITION
After-School Programs' Newest Activity: SupperThrough the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, more schools and community centers are serving free suppers to low-income students.
January 24, 2012 - Education Week
Focus on: Special Needs
Special Educators Borrow From Brain StudiesAround the country, educators are starting to turn to research in mind and brain science in teaching students with disabilities.
January 17, 2012 - Education Week
Focus On: Civil Rights
Civil Rights Office Expands Its Reach Into Schools
Focus On: Arts Education
STEAM: Experts Make Case for Adding Arts to STEMMomentum is building to explore how the arts can be linked with STEM subjects to enhance student learning and help foster creativity and innovation.
December 1, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Poverty
New Census Measure Shifts the Face of PovertyA new supplemental poverty measure finds fewer children, more senior citizens, qualify as poor.
November 15, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: College Readiness
High Schools, Colleges Push Financial LiteracyStudents are taking on more college debt in this struggling economy, often without the knowledge to make wise choices.
October 28, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Expanded Learning
Push Is On to Add Time to SchoolPolicymakers are promoting expanded learning time to help low-performing students, but the know-how and resources for implementation are lacking.
October 24, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: SCHOOL LAW
Justice Thomas Holds Firm Views on Youths' RightsU.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' opinions in youths'-rights cases reflect his 'originalist' thinking.
October 17, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Environmental Literacy
Environmental Literacy Making a SplashThe U.S. Education Department unveils criteria for a "green schools" competition, while states and districts move forward with plans for the topic.
October 10, 2011 - Education Week
Family- and community-focused efforts aim to overcome factors that may discourage rural students from applying to and attending college.
October 4, 2011 - Education Week
Since the HPV vaccine was introduced in 1996, dozens of states have debated whether to require it for preteens.
September 27, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: HIGHER EDUCATION
Colleges Try to Unlock Secrets to Student RetentionLittle more than half of college freshmen will get a degree, but initiatives are emerging to boost college completion.
September 20, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
A Community Approach Helps Transform Atlanta NeighborhoodEast Lake's conversion from a 'war zone' to a national model led to the creation of Purpose Built Communities—a community-improvement approach in the mold of the Harlem Children's Zone.
September 13, 2011 - Education Week
Focus on: Curriculum
Academics Find Common Standards Fit for CollegeIn the only study of its kind, higher education faculty give high marks to the common core, but caution that some skills are absent.
August 25, 2011 - Education Week
Critics of charter schools contend that some operators get preferential treatment.
August 23, 2011 - Education Week
In the past six months, 21 states have passed laws to minimize student-athletes' concussion risks, while laws are pending in a dozen others.
August 9, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Focus On: Teaching
Teacher Residencies Make Strides, Encounter ObstaclesThe experimental approach of pairing aspiring teachers with mentors for on-the-job training has met with success and problems.
July 8, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: SCHOOL CHOICE
Capacity Issues Loom as Voucher Support SurgesPrivate schools have kept up with demand so far, academics say, but voucher programs' design and scale complicate longer-term prospects.
June 14, 2011 - Education Week
As the number of influential school leaders trained by the Broad Superintendents Academy grows, so does the criticism surrounding the program.
June 7, 2011 - Education Week
Designers of common-standards tests are already planning ways to make the tests accessible for students with special needs.
June 3, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: FACILITIES
'Green Schools' Benefit Budgets and Students, Report SaysThe American Institute of Architects and the Green Building Council detail what local leaders can do to advance the movement for environmentally friendly schools.
May 24, 2011 - Education Week
The East Providence, R.I., schools enlisted a local psychiatric hospital to help reduce the number of students bused out of the district for special services.
May 17, 2011 - Education Week
Legislation sets mandates for schools to cover topics in civics and science, financial literacy, arts, sex education, and more.
May 10, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Student Health
Groups Urge Comprehensive Eye Exams for SchoolchildrenProponents say less intensive screenings miss eye problems that could hurt students' academic performance.
April 26, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
School's a Community Effort in Indiana District Educators in an Evansville-area school district enlist community groups to provide academic, health, and social supports for vulnerable children.
April 19, 2011 - Education Week
A federal grant program to develop the next generation of English-proficiency tests could spur dramatic shifts in ELL policies.
April 4, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: STUDENT BEHAVIOR
Studies Shed Light on How Cheating Impedes LearningNew research shows that, when students succeed at cheating on tests, they get duped into thinking they're smarter than they really are.
March 29, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: LITERACY
Teachers Tackle Text ComplexityNew York City schools are seeking ways to engage students in increasingly complex texts and help them conquer subject-specific literacy skills.
March 14, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: EXPANDED LEARNING
After-School Program Offers Enrichment to PupilsSupported by a dedicated California state fund, LA's BEST reaches out to disadvantaged and at-risk children in Los Angeles.
March 8, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Higher Education
Value of College-Admissions Test-Prep Classes UnclearThose in the business claim students will improve their performance, but research shows coaching has minimal positive effects.
February 24, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Focus On: Districts
Debate Over Busing in Wake County Shows Signs of CoolingThe Wake County, N.C., school board has drawn national attention—and many protests—for abandoning a busing plan based on socioeconomic diversity but a compromise plan may be in the works.
February 22, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: MATHEMATICS
Fellowship Program Works to Beef Up Math TeachingMath for America aims to improve secondary mathematics education by recruiting, training, and retaining outstanding math teachers.
February 8, 2011 - Education Week
Despite a $650 million federal infusion to spur innovation in education, the path to transform research into a usable product for the classroom is long and uncertain.
January 27, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: PARENT ENGAGEMENT
Parents and Students Learn Side by Side in D.C. SchoolA program begun 20 years ago by the Toyota Corp. helps make literacy learning a family affair.
January 24, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: EXPANDED LEARNING
Mentor Program Introduces Students to STEM-Related FieldsACE also offers early career exposure and scholarships to attract students to architecture, construction, and engineering.
January 18, 2011 - Education Week
Focus On: Teachers
Simulations Helping Novices Hone SkillsComputer-generated "students" give aspiring teachers the opportunity to test their strategies without doing harm to real ones.
January 11, 2011 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: PHILANTHROPY
Grantmakers Seeking to Influence PolicyExperts say philanthropies nationwide are increasingly getting engaged with education policy matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
December 7, 2010 - Education Week
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