January 21, 2015

Education Week, Vol. 34, Issue 18
College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Scholarships to Be Offered To Honor Slain Teenager
Students at an eastern Missouri high school will be offered scholarships to three historically black colleges in honor of Michael Brown, who graduated from the high school just days before he was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer.
The Associated Press, January 21, 2015
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Teaching Profession News in Brief Boston Teachers Support School Day Extension
The Boston Teachers Union last week voted overwhelmingly to support a proposal to lengthen the school day by 40 minutes for students in the city's elementary and middle schools to help boost student achievement.
Kathryn Baron, January 21, 2015
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English-Language Learners News in Brief N.Y.C. Schools to Expand Dual-Language Programs
The New York City district will add dual-language programs at 40 schools next fall, boosting the number of programs by close to 10 percent.
Corey Mitchell, January 21, 2015
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Education Funding News in Brief Credit Card Use by Officials In Minneapolis Is Scrutinized
Leaders in the Minneapolis school system used district credit cards for unauthorized purchases and failed to follow expense policies, a review of school expenses by the Minneapolis Star Tribune found.
Corey Mitchell, January 21, 2015
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief California Sees Big Drop In Suspensions, Expulsions
Fewer students are being expelled or suspended from California's public schools now that state officials are encouraging educators to address misbehavior with less punitive methods.
The Associated Press, January 21, 2015
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief Schools in N.Y. Underreport Violence, Audit Reveals
New York state's public schools fail to report many violent and disruptive incidents, such as assaults on campus and weapons brought onto their property, and misclassify others as less serious events, state auditors reported last week. State and federal law requires schools to report incidents of violence. ...
The Associated Press, January 21, 2015
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School Climate & Safety News in Brief S.C. Bill Would Require Instruction on Gun Rights
A bill has been introduced in the South Carolina legislature that would require all public elementary, middle, and high schools to provide instruction on the Second Amendment for at least three consecutive weeks each school year.
Liana Loewus, January 21, 2015
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Education Funding News in Brief Pa. to Add District Finances To Performance Website
The state education department in Pennsylvania plans to add school districts' financial data to an academic-performance website.
McClatchy-Tribune, January 21, 2015
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Assessment News in Brief Arizona to Test Students On Knowledge of Civics
The Arizona legislature passed a bill last week that will require students to correctly answer 60 of 100 questions on the U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate from high school. Newly elected Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, helped fast-track the bill, signing it into law on Jan. 15. Arizona is the first state to...
Liana Loewus, January 21, 2015
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Teaching Profession News in Brief Ed. Dept. Overdue on Issuing Teacher-Placement Report
The U.S. Department of Education is more than a year late in releasing a congressionally mandated report on who is teaching the nation's most underserved students.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 21, 2015
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Education Funding News in Brief Analysis Finds Costly Consequences for Many TEACH Recipients
Federal teach grants subsidizing teacher preparation are actually burdening a fair number of recipients, with nearly 40 percent of the grants converting into unsubsidized loans, according to an analysis published last week.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 21, 2015
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Federal Report Roundup Recession Linked to Drop In School Lunch Buying
Declining participation in the National School Lunch Program was not caused by more stringent nutrition standards, an analysis by the Food Research and Action Center says.
Evie Blad, January 21, 2015
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Education News in Brief Miss. State Board Votes To Leave PARCC Consortium
The Mississippi Board of Education voted last week to leave the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a consortium developing tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and to seek a new test for next school year.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 21, 2015
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School Climate & Safety Report Roundup Early-Childhood Education
Obese and overweight preschool-aged children were found to have significantly healthier weight statuses by the time they reached kindergarten age if they participated in Head Start programs, according to a study published online last week in the journal Pediatrics.
Bryan Toporek, January 21, 2015
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Families & the Community Report Roundup School Choice
Parent surveys tend to overstate the importance of academics in the school choices made by families in New Orleans' all-charter system, according to a new study.
Arianna Prothero, January 21, 2015
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Education Funding Report Roundup College Completion
Funding colleges based on the number of degrees they award may boost the wrong types of credentials for students, finds a new study of Washington state policy.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 21, 2015
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Federal Report Roundup Time and Learning
Adding extra time to the day or year is easier said than done, according to a report released last week by the Center on Education Policy, a Washington research organization.
Alyson Klein, January 21, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup College Readiness
When high school students do poorly on college-placement exams and learn they must take a remedial course, they are no less likely to enroll in college than students who score just above the remediation placement cutoff.
Caralee J. Adams, January 21, 2015
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Education Correction Correction
An article on nanoscience education in the Jan. 7, 2015, issue of Education Week mischaracterized the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, Va., and its funding source.
January 21, 2015
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Jennifer Schrecongost, an assistant principal in Stevensville, Md., views a peer’s mock news conference as part of a state effort to prepare more principals.
Jennifer Schrecongost, an assistant principal in Stevensville, Md., views a peer’s mock news conference as part of a state effort to prepare more principals.
Greg Kahn for Education Week
School & District Management Maryland Grooms Assistant Principals to Take Schools' Top Jobs
State leaders work to upgrade the principal ranks through training and coaching of talented administrators looking to move up.
Corey Mitchell, January 21, 2015
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School & District Management Report Summary: Do Principals Have an Impossible Job?
In this special report, we examine how educators and policymakers are cultivating principals who can be the kind of political, managerial, and instructional leaders the profession now demands.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 21, 2015
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School & District Management For Principals, Continuous Learning Critical to Career Success
The need for more high-quality professional development for school leaders is gaining traction in local districts and with state and federal policymakers.
Arianna Prothero, January 21, 2015
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Pamela J. Cohn, who oversees 26 school leaders, observes a 7th grade science class at Alfonza W. Davis Middle School in Omaha.
Pamela J. Cohn, who oversees 26 school leaders, observes a 7th grade science class at Alfonza W. Davis Middle School in Omaha.
Daniel Johnson for Education Week
School & District Management Districts Redefine Role of Principal Supervisors
School districts are working to retool the responsibilities of principal supervisors, who have traditionally been charged with making sure principals—and the schools they run—comply with rules and regulations.
Denisa R. Superville, January 21, 2015
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School & District Management School Districts Turn to Teachers to Lead
As demands of the job grow, principals are tapping into the talents of the teacher corps to serve in meaningful leadership roles that support management and improve instruction.
Denisa R. Superville, January 21, 2015
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Elizabeth Valerio, a KIPP assistant principal, visits a 6th grade math class at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, N.J. She is training to become the principal of one of the network's schools in St. Louis next fall.
Elizabeth Valerio, a KIPP assistant principal, visits a 6th grade math class at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, N.J. She is training to become the principal of one of the network's schools in St. Louis next fall.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
School & District Management KIPP Principal Training Rooted in 'Real-World' Practice
The nation's largest charter network annually prepares principal candidates with intensive training and support.
Arianna Prothero, January 21, 2015
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School & District Management Building a Principal From Start to Finish
The Denver public school system has made developing its own school leaders a priority for more than a decade. The district has more recently intensified its efforts to expand—and strengthen—its principal pipeline by focusing on how it trains, selects, and supports school leaders.
Denisa R. Superville, January 21, 2015
Mariela and Gibson Thomas and their four children attend a school-choice fair at Southwest Middle School in Denver last week.
Mariela and Gibson Thomas and their four children attend a school-choice fair at Southwest Middle School in Denver last week.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
School & District Management Parents Confront Obstacles as School Choice Expands
High-choice cities such as New Orleans and Denver have tried to simplify the school-selection process for families, but challenges remain.
Arianna Prothero, January 20, 2015
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Palmira Miller holds her daughter, Isabelle, at a wellness checkup with nurse Tesfa Gemechu at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Calif. They are accompanied by Isabelle’s half-sister, Mayah, 3. A project at the hospital promotes the value of reading, talking, and singing to young children.
Palmira Miller holds her daughter, Isabelle, at a wellness checkup with nurse Tesfa Gemechu at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Calif. They are accompanied by Isabelle’s half-sister, Mayah, 3. A project at the hospital promotes the value of reading, talking, and singing to young children.
Ramin Rahimian for Education Week
Early Childhood Doctors Enlisted to Deliver Early-Literacy Message
Pediatricians join the Too Small to Fail campaign's push to encourage parents to talk, read, and sing to their infants and toddlers as a key precursor to literacy.
Lillian Mongeau, January 20, 2015
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Student Well-Being Educators Often Overlook Student Grief, Experts Say
A coalition of education organizations has developed resources that aim to help educators properly support students dealing with death and loss.
Evie Blad, January 20, 2015
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