EdWeek Update: September 20, 2017: September 20, 2017

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How Houston Got Its Schools Back Online After the Hurricane

The Houston school district’s technology chief, Lenny Schad, shares lessons about how his 216,000-student system responded to Hurricane Harvey, which besieged the community. Read more.

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COMMENTARY

Immigrant Students Are Internalizing Stereotypes. Educators Can Help

Teachers can be the first responders to immigrant students' isolation, write leaders from the nonprofit Re-imagining Migration. Read more.

(Education Week)

Regular Public School Teachers Miss More School Than Charter Teachers

A lower percentage of teachers are “chronically absent” in charter schools than in other public schools, says a new report. It attributes the differences to collective bargaining. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Related: 1 in 4 Teachers Miss 10 or More School Days, Analysis Finds

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Schools Making 'Extraordinary Progress' With High-Speed Internet Access, Analysis Finds

Ninety-four percent of school districts in the nation are meeting targets for web connectivity, three years after federal officials overhauled the E-Rate program. Read more.

(Education Week)

Nominee for Top Education Dept. Attorney: I'd Tell Officials to Follow ESSA

Carlos Muñiz, only the second nominee to the Trump Education Department to have a hearing before the Senate education, addressed the Every Student Succeeds Act and transgender student rights in Tuesday testimony. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

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MORE NEWS

DeVos Says Federal IDEA Mandates 'Piled On,' Don't Match Funding
(On Special Education)

Obama Surprises Computer Science Educators on Conference Call
(Digital Education)

Dave Chappelle's Emmy Shout-Out Welcomed by D.C. Public Schools
(Education and the Media)

MORE VIEWS

Who, Me? Distributed Leadership in Schools
(EdTech Researcher)

A Human Network to Remake Learning in Pittsburgh
(Vander Ark on Innovation)

New Teachers Must Create a 'Balance'
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

When Leaders Lead Their Schools Like Ben Zander Conducts Symphonies
(Leadership 360)

Let the Learning Lead, Not the Label
(Work in Progress)

Transitioning to International Teaching? Use the RAFT Model
(Career Corner)

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