Despite Downturn, Few Men Sign Up to Teach
Experts say previous recessions have helped boost the share of men entering the teaching profession—but not this time. (May 23, 2012)
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Romney Calls for Using Title I, IDEA Funds for School Choice
Presumptive GOP nominee Gov. Mitt Romney called today for making federal funding for special education and disadvantaged students transferable to any school their parents choose. (May 23, 2012)
From the Wires
- • 1000s demonstrate against cuts to education in Pa.
- • NC Senate head pushes $440M education package
- • Calif school board votes to lay off 1,500 teachers
Outsider Cash Helped Insurgent in La. Board Race
The race for a seat on Louisiana's board of education attracted the attention of education activists and politically connected individuals—and unleashed a torrent of spending.
(May 23, 2012)
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Commentary: Arthur H. Camins
New Science Standards: Bound for Glory, or Running Behind?
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Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Eli Broad writes that tough times in American education needn't spell doom. (May 21, 2012)
Commentary
Push Back High School Start Times
The high school day should start later for public-health and learning reasons, Terra Ziporyn Snider says.
(May 18, 2012)
Rick Hess Straight Up Blog
Rick Hess fears that advocates for school choice slip into rhetoric that dismisses or denigrates the concerns of middle-class households. (May 23, 2012)
Yearly Special Reports
Spotlight Turns Toward Virtual Ed. Accountability
As e-learning moves further into the K-12 mainstream, it is attracting greater scrutiny from educators, policymakers, researchers, and the news media.
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Featured Video
This video, part of a special series examining the influence of advocacy organizations on education policy, shows how such groups are challenging the dominance of unions in political lobbying.
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Online Foreign-Language Program Replaces Teachers
The 6,200-student Eagle County school system in Colorado decided to use a commercial software product to replace the services of three foreign-language teachers, largely for budgetary reasons. (May 22, 2012)
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Elevate the Profession: Thank a Teacher Online
A Washington attorney says acknowledging teachers' contributions to personal success should be an online social norm. (May 22, 2012)
Special Coverage
Education Week has launched a new line of coverage examining the education marketplace and new approaches to schooling that are changing K-12 education. (April 6, 2012)
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