Common Science Standards Face Capacity Issues
Investment needs for teacher training, curriculum materials, and assessments are likely to slow the pace of implementation. (May 17, 2013)
E-Rate Needs Overhaul for Digital Era, Experts Argue
The federal program is in danger of becoming as outdated and insufficient as a sputtering dial-up connection in a Wi-Fi world, many ed-tech leaders say. (May 16, 2013)
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40 States Probed Alleged Cheating on Tests, Federal Report Finds
From the Wires
- • Neb high court: Search of student's truck improper
- • Spain's government aims to reform school education
- • Hawaii schools scale back extended learning time
Do New Exams Produce
Some educators say evidence is lacking on whether new performance assessments are creating better teachers, according to this article from Education Week content partner The Hechinger Report. (May 17, 2013)
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School Safety Requires More Than Punishment
The attorneys general in Illinois and Colorado write about the importance of mental-health services for troubled students. (May 15, 2013)
Commentary
We Need a New Approach to Principal Selection
Meaningful educational change can only happen through effective and visionary leadership, write Ronald J. Bonnstetter and Bill J. Bonnstetter. (May 13, 2013)
Teaching Ahead Blog
The Real 'Alternative' Route? Going to College
Children should be encouraged to do more real learning, and all types of learning should be available to whoever is interested, writes Renee Moore. (May 15, 2013)
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School Districts Under Pressure to Modernize
Schools are working to incorporate more multimedia into classrooms, upgrade online professional development, and do a better job using data to improve student achievement. Read the full report.
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N.Y.C.-IBM Partnership Focuses on Students' Tech. Skills
A public-private partnership between the New York schools' P-TECH program and IBM Corp. aims to develop students' technological skills, and gives them priority for future jobs at IBM.
Digital Directions
Proper Role of Ed-Tech in Pre-K a Rising Issue
Educators see an important place for technology in the preschool classroom, but say it is just one of many learning tools that can be incorporated among a range of developmentally appropriate materials and activities.
(May 14, 2013)
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Teaching Secrets: Spend Less on School Supplies
With school budgets tightening, teachers may feel even more pressure to spend their own money on classroom supplies. These tips can help keep the costs down to almost nothing, says a math teacher.
(May 14, 2013)
Industry & Innovation
For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts
Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems. (May 14, 2013)
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- • Making Teacher Evaluation a Launch Pad for Growth
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