March 13, 2013

Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 24
School & District Management News in Brief Ed. Dept. to Initiate Principal Fellowships
Acknowledging a need for more input from school leaders on education policy, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced plans to launch a principal-ambassador fellowship next fall.
Caralee J. Adams, March 12, 2013
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief Appeals Court Upholds 'Dog Sniff' of Backpack
A federal appeals court last week upheld a "dog sniff" of a student's backpack for illegal drugs at a school in Springfield, Mo.
Mark Walsh, March 12, 2013
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Education Funding News in Brief Philadelphia to Shutter 23 Public Schools
Philadelphia education officials voted last week to shutter 23 schools across the city in what they say is a necessary cost-saving measure, despite months of emotional protests and pleas.
Lesli A. Maxwell, March 12, 2013
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Families & the Community News in Brief PTA and PTO Today Reach Agreement
A legal dispute between the National PTA and School Family Media Inc., the parent company of the media organization and service provider PTO Today, was dismissed last week after the two parties reached a settlement, according to a joint statement.
Michele Molnar, March 12, 2013
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Denver police Officer Everett Moore, a school resource officer at East High School, patrols the hallways, school grounds, and trouble spots near the property. The police and the district have reached an agreement that better defines the role of the police in schools.
Denver police Officer Everett Moore, a school resource officer at East High School, patrols the hallways, school grounds, and trouble spots near the property. The police and the district have reached an agreement that better defines the role of the police in schools.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Influx of School Police Raises Worries
Critics say an increase in police presence will funnel students into the juvenile-justice system for matters administrators should handle in-house.
March 12, 2013
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About 1,000 students took part in the 9th annual Maine Learning Technology Initiative Student Conference at the University of Maine in Orono last school year. The day concluded with an uber-session where all the students performed a musical composition by turning their laptops into musical instruments.
About 1,000 students took part in the 9th annual Maine Learning Technology Initiative Student Conference at the University of Maine in Orono last school year. The day concluded with an uber-session where all the students performed a musical composition by turning their laptops into musical instruments.
Gabor Degre/Bangor Daily News-File
Standards Maine Leading Initiative for Multistate Tech Buys
A group of three states have joined together to create a common proposal for purchasing technology products in what could signal other cooperative buying efforts.
Sean Cavanagh, March 12, 2013
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Kate Anderson
Kate Anderson
Education Funding Both Sides Claim Win in Big-Spending Race for L.A. School Board
And, in Pasadena, white candidates prevail under a new election system designed to bring more diversity to the board.
Lesli A. Maxwell & Nora Fleming, March 12, 2013
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Teaching Idaho Initiative to Integrate Khan Academy Video Content
The pilot program represents the first statewide effort to use multimedia material from the online Khan Academy.
Katie Ash, March 12, 2013
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
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Federal Opinion Reaching Across the Ideological Aisle
There won't be agreement on K-12 policies unless we try to be objective, open, and respectful, Jack Jennings writes.
Jack Jennings, March 12, 2013
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School & District Management News in Brief New Group to Take Aim at Ed. Reform Trends
Education historian Diane Ravitch, a fierce critic of current education reform trends, has launched an advocacy organization.
Michele McNeil, March 12, 2013
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief OCR Probes Policies on Discipline in Seattle
The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights is investigating whether black students in Seattle schools are disciplined "more frequently and more harshly than similarly situated white students," the Seattle Times reported last week.
Nirvi Shah, March 12, 2013
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Federal News in Brief Top Policy Aide to Leave Ed. Agency
Carmel Martin, one of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's right-hand colleagues, will leave the Department of Education in April to oversee policy development at the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank closely aligned with the Obama administration.
Alyson Klein, March 12, 2013
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School Choice & Charters News in Brief Charter Applications Set Record High in N.C.
Seventy proposed charter schools represent the largest collection of applicants since North Carolina opened its first charter school in 1997.
McClatchy-Tribune, March 12, 2013
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Education Funding News in Brief Few N.Y. Districts Apply for Competitive Grants
An initiative to have New York school districts compete for a portion of state aid has sparked little interest.
The Associated Press, March 12, 2013
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Law & Courts News in Brief K12 Inc. Settles Suit Filed by Investors
A prominent provider of online education has reached a tentative settlement in a class action brought by investors who said they were misled about its business and academic performance.
Sean Cavanagh, March 12, 2013
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1 min read
Education Funding News in Brief Private Fund Created for Newtown Workers
A special charitable fund to help cover mental-health costs was created to help educators and other workers traumatized by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The Associated Press, March 12, 2013
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Federal News in Brief White House Hastens Research Results
The Obama administration is pushing to get federally funded research into the hands of educators faster.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 12, 2013
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Education Funding Report Roundup Research Report: Mental Health
Providing mental-health services to children is a low priority among agencies that can pay for them, in part because of the stigma associated with mental-health problems.
Nirvi Shah, March 12, 2013
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Assessment Report Roundup Absenteeism
Background data adds to the growing pile of evidence that students absenteeism can hamstring a district's performance on the test called "the nation's report card."
Sarah D. Sparks, March 12, 2013
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1 min read
Special Education Report Roundup Study Draws Clues on Creativity From Famous Lives
From Mark Twain to Woody Allen, creative adults often say they were uncomfortable in school, and educators have struggled for decades to find a reliable way to identify gifted—but often quirky or rambunctious—creative students.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 12, 2013
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School Climate & Safety Report Roundup Teenage Mothers
New analysis shows that teenagers in rural counties face the greatest risk of pregnancy.
March 12, 2013
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Accountability Report Roundup Early Childhood
Studies of two well-known early-learning programs show no discernible effects on language, phonological processing, or mathematics for preschool children.
Christina A. Samuels, March 12, 2013
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Gregory Ferrand
Teaching Profession Opinion The Political Future of the Teaching Profession
Lasting education reform will require greater cooperation with teachers and the unions that represent them, write Arthur E. Wise and Michael D. Usdan.
Arthur E. Wise & Michael D. Usdan, March 12, 2013
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Sprout Space, a sustainable modular classroom, is on display this month in a new exhibit on design features of environmentally conscious schools at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Sprout Space, a sustainable modular classroom, is on display this month in a new exhibit on design features of environmentally conscious schools at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Lance Rosenfield/Prime for Education Week
School Climate & Safety 'Green Schools' Go on National Display
A new exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights design features of sustainable schools.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, March 12, 2013
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4 min read
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Assessment Report Roundup Research Report: Charter Schools
Students in charter schools in Massachusetts outperformed their regular public school counterparts in reading and mathematics.
Katie Ash, March 12, 2013
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Kay Day, an Alabama tea party member, demonstrates in front of the statehouse in Montgomery, protesting the state's participation in the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy.
Kay Day, an Alabama tea party member, demonstrates in front of the statehouse in Montgomery, protesting the state's participation in the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy.
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Standards Choice, Standards Ignite Debate in Alabama
A tax-credit-based scholarship program and implementation of common core are proving politically divisive.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 12, 2013
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Federal Inclusion a Nettlesome Issue for NAEP Officials
The NAEP policy board grapples with ways to expand participation of English-learners and students with disabilities.
Christina A. Samuels, March 12, 2013
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4 min read
Standards Common-Core Tests to Take Up to 10 Hours
Testing group PARCC also announced that schools and districts will have 20-day windows for each of the two parts of the assessment.
Catherine Gewertz, March 12, 2013
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