Romney Ed. Plan Would Expand School Choice

Presumptive GOP nominee Gov. Mitt Romney is calling for making federal funding for special education and disadvantaged students transferable to any school their parents choose. (May 23, 2012)

K-12 Scorecard Mixed as State Lawmakers Finish

Some states hiked education aid in recent legislative sessions, but other K-12 issues also competed for lawmakers' attention. (May 25, 2012)

How Should Students With Learning Disabilities Be Identified?

(May 25, 2012)

Report: U.S. Students Get Serious About High School

(May 24, 2012)

Despite a Downturn, Few Men Attracted to Teaching Field

(May 23, 2012)

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Demitri Lynch, a kindergartner at City Neighbors Hamilton Charter School in Baltimore, plays by himself in his classroom. The school is designed to be introvert friendly so that students have spaces to work alone or in groups on the school's project-based curriculum.
—Matt Roth for Education Week

Studies Illustrate Plight of Introverted Students

Academic outcomes improve for quiet students when there is less pressure to be outgoing and more time for reflection, according to experts. (May 24, 2012)

Use Technology to Upend Traditional Classrooms

(May 25, 2012)

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Education Week Teacher Book Club

Our online discussion with Lisa Delpit, author of "Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children, ran May 16-18. Browse the discussion about her new book and how educators can help improve learning for African-American students.

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Opinion

New Science Standards: Bound for Glory, or Running Behind?

Policymakers must look forward in setting science education goals rather than obsess about content mastery and testing. (May 23, 2012)

Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste

Eli Broad writes that tough times in American education needn't spell doom. (May 21, 2012)

Once Upon a Math Problem

Robert Slavin says kids love stories, and asks the question: How can schools take advantage of children's interest in tales? (May 24, 2012)

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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.
Read the full report.

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State News and Resources

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Campaign Finance and Lobbying

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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Digital Directions

Report Sets Broadband Goals for K-12 Schools

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association outlines four key recommendations for creating ubiquitous, equitable broadband access for K-12 schools.
(May 25, 2012)

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Teacher

What Teacher Leaders Learned This School Year

Reflecting on their fast-changing profession, members of the Teacher Leaders Network share their thoughts on the most important lessons they learned about teaching this year.
(May 25, 2012)

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Industry and Innovation

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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