November 16, 2016
Education Week, Vol. 36, Issue 13
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Research Report: Charter Schools
Charter school principals in South Carolina are overwhelmingly veteran school leaders, but more than half are new to the charter sector, according to a study by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast.
Early Childhood
Report Roundup
Early-Childhood Education
Head Start children in Southern states are poorer than Head Start children nationwide, and their teachers earn less, finds a new analysis of Head Start programs by the Institute for Child Success, an early-childhood policy and research organization based in Greenville, S.C.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dual Enrollment
Most higher education institutions view dual-enrollment programs as an important tool for recruiting students and managing their overall enrollment strategies, finds a new survey from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Professional Development
Report Roundup
School Schedules
The disconnect between the school day and workday may cost parents nationwide $55 billion a year, with mothers in low-wage, less flexible jobs taking the worst hit, finds a study by the Center for American Progress.
Education
News in Brief
Transitions
Tony Dearman has been named to head the Bureau of Indian Education, which has oversight of nearly 200 schools in some 20 states.
Education
Correction
Correction
A story in the Nov. 2, 2016, issue of Education Week on curriculum resources at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture misspelled the name of the Nashoba Brooks School in Concord, Mass.
Federal
Teachers' Unions Spend Big, Reap Little in Elections
Despite pouring money and muscle into campaigns from the White House race on down, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association notched limited gains on Election Day.
Student Well-Being
After Election, Students Express a Mix of Emotions
From celebrations to tears to taunts, feelings have run high in classrooms around the country, teachers report.
Curriculum
Opinion
For the Sake of Humanity, Teach the Humanities
Liberal arts education is essential for equipping students with the tools for good citizenship, writes Jim Haas.
Federal
GOP Solidifies Hold on State-Level Leadership
Victories in the Nov. 8 election further strengthen the hand of Republican policymakers in state capitals as they frame their K-12 agendas under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Solid GOP Majority in Congress Could Boost Trump's K-12 Policy Hand
President-elect Donald Trump will enter office with fellow Republicans still firmly in control of committees that would be in charge of pushing through his still-emerging education agenda.