May 18, 2016
Education Week, Vol. 35, Issue 31
Ed-Tech Policy
News in Brief
New Online Tool Maps Research for Education Practitioners
It's one of the most basic questions in K-12 education: What does the research say?
Law & Courts
Report Roundup
Research Report: Charter Schools
Many of the laws that regulate charter schools do not go far enough to prevent conflicts of interest, according to a report released by Bruce Baker and Gary Miron of the National Education Policy Center.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Research Report: Bullying
Some common ways schools work to prevent and respond to bullying are ineffective and, in some cases, counterproductive, concludes a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Ed-Tech Policy
News in Brief
Illinois District Messes Up Grades Across 7 Semesters
Grades for thousands of Illinois students in East Aurora School District 131 could be incorrect because of the faulty setup of an online grading system.
Equity & Diversity
News in Brief
TFA 'Education for Justice' Pilot Training Effort to Fold
Teach For America has announced that it is winding down a pilot program that gave some of its recruits a year of additional training related to cultural diversity.
Equity & Diversity
News in Brief
More Black Students Sent to Restrictive Schools in Ga.
Georgia's public schools assign a vastly disproportionate number of black students to "psychoeducational" programs, segregating them not just by disability but also by race, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution finds.
Law & Courts
News in Brief
N.Y. Court Backs Teacher in Evaluation Lawsuit
A New York state court has sided with a teacher who challenged the student-achievement component of her teacher evaluation.
Education Funding
News in Brief
Texas High Court Upholds State's School-Aid Formula
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that while the state's funding formula may not be perfect, it meets minimal state constitutional requirements.
Law & Courts
Long Building, Chicago Schools' Fiscal Crisis Reaches Boiling Point
Having begged for state aid and borrowed millions at untenable rates, the district is rapidly approaching fiscal insolvency.
Federal
Many GOP K-12 Policy Hands Would Turn Down a Job With Donald Trump
Recruitment hurdles may loom for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in filling education slots with GOP policy veterans should he take the White House.
Law & Courts
All New Orleans Schools Set to Return to Local Oversight
After more than 10 years under state authority, the city's public schools—most of them charters—will be supervised by the locally elected school board.