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Career Skills Said to Get Short Shrift
February 10, 2009 – Education Week  Calls to ensure that graduates are prepared for both college and work too often overlook the “work” part, business groups say.

Weigh Proficiency, Assess Content
December 31, 2008 – Education Week  Students who are still working to master the English language are being held to the same reading and math proficiency targets as native English-speakers.

Graduation Hurdles Prove High for ELLs
December 31, 2008 – Education Week  If assessments designed mostly for native English-speakers present an obstacle to English-language learners, exit exams that determine whether students graduate from high school can be a brick wall, according to some educators and researchers.

Armed With a GED
December 8, 2008 – Education Week

Career Education
December 9, 2008 – Education Week

States Earn Poor Marks On College
December 3, 2008 – Education Week

Gates Sets Sights on Higher College-Completion Rates
November 14, 2008 – Education Week

States Studying Career Programs
November 10, 2008 – Education Week

Program Lets Urban Districts Call Shots on Research
November 6, 2008 – Education Week

Maker of SAT Aims New Test at 8th Graders
October 22, 2008 – Education Week

AT&T, JA Kick Off Job-Shadow Effort
October 13, 2008 – Education Week

Advanced Placement
October 7, 2008 – Education Week

Awards Hail College Access
September 30, 2008 – Education Week

Testing Expert Sees ‘Illusions of Progress’ Under NCLB
September 30, 2008 – Education Week

Ed. Dept. Unveils College Web Site
September 22, 2008 – Education Week

NCLB Testing Said to Give 'Illusions of Progress'
September 22, 2008 – Education Week

Panel Proposes Major Overhaul of College-Aid System
September 18, 2008 | Updated: December 13, 2011 – Education Week

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'Better Than Their Numbers'
September 16, 2008 – Education Week

Multistate Effort Aims at Guiding Readiness for College, Careers
September 16, 2008 – Education Week

Test Industry Split Over 'Formative' Assessment
September 16, 2008 – Education Week

SAT Scores for Class of 2008 Halt Slide of Recent Years
August 26, 2008 | Updated: May 8, 2010 – Education Week

ETS Europe Loses Contract in U.K. After Mistakes
August 25, 2008 – Education Week

States' Graduation-Rate Effort Inches Forward
July 30, 2008 – Education Week

Poll of U.S. Teens Finds Heavier Homework Load, More Stress Over Grades
August 12, 2008 – Education Week

Career and Technical Education
August 11, 2008 – Education Week

ACT Scores Dip Slightly as Participation Soars
August 13, 2008 | Updated: May 8, 2010 – Education Week

Academic Pressure on Rise for Teens, Poll Finds
August 5, 2008 – Education Week (Web)

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Building Bridges to the Future
July 24, 2008 – Education Week

Textbooks Moving Into Cyberspace
July 28, 2008 – Education Week

Connecticut Lawmakers Enact Level K-12 Budget
July 15, 2008 – Education Week

Education Spending in R.I. Flat Amid Budget Squeeze
July 15, 2008 – Education Week

College Board Changes SAT Policy:
July 15, 2008 – Education Week

Policy Shift Lets Students Withhold Low SAT Scores
June 24, 2008 – Education Week

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Showing What They Know
June 16, 2008 – Education Week

Higher Education
June 17, 2008 – Education Week

Rhode Island Governor Drives Agenda, Raising Questions About Sustainability
May 30, 2008 – Education Week

P-16 Councils Bring All Tiers of Education to the Table
May 30, 2008 – Education Week

Kentucky Dean to Be Next President of Accrediting Group
May 12, 2008 | Updated: May 8, 2010 – Education Week

Community Colleges in N.C. Move to Bar Illegal Immigrants
May 20, 2008 – Education Week

Career Education Urged to Lower Dropout Rate
May 20, 2008 – Education Week

Poll Finds U.S. Teachers Split on Role of Unions, Pay Incentives, Tenure
May 8, 2008 | Updated: May 8, 2010 – Education Week

Charter Laws Rated
May 13, 2008 – Education Week

Largest 100 Districts
May 6, 2008 – Education Week

State Standards
May 6, 2008 – Education Week

Fostering a ‘Science Generation’ Seen as U.S. Imperative
April 11, 2008 – Education Week

College Board Intends to Drop AP Programs in Four Subjects
April 4, 2008 – Education Week

College-Credit Plan for High-Schoolers a Hot Iowa Debate
April 8, 2008 – Education Week

Study to Probe Effect of Charter-Management Models
March 27, 2008 – Education Week

Oregon
April 1, 2008 – Education Week

More Diversity Seen in Pool of Graduates
March 25, 2008 – Education Week

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Made in America
March 24, 2008 – Education Week

‘Ready by 21’ Aims to Prepare Youths
February 28, 2008 | Updated: December 13, 2011 – Education Week

Pressure to Lighten Tuition Burden Factors Into College-Aid Equation
February 25, 2008 – Education Week

AP Trends: Tests Soar, Scores Slip
February 13, 2008 | Updated: December 13, 2011 – Education Week

Connecticut
February 12, 2008 – Education Week

Catholic Closures Linked to Growth of City Charters
February 12, 2008 – Education Week

Rhode Island
January 29, 2008 – Education Week

Tests of Tech Literacy Still Not Widespread Despite NCLB Goals
January 29, 2008 – Education Week

Need for Proposed U.S. Public Service Academy Debated
January 11, 2008 – Education Week

Tying Cash Awards to AP-Exam Scores Seen as Paying Off
January 14, 2008 – Education Week

Grade-Fixing Charges Hit Acclaimed School
January 2, 2008 | Updated: December 13, 2011 – Education Week

Online Profiles a Factor in College Admissions
December 18, 2007 – Education Week

Rhode Island Coalition Aims to Start Network of Regional Charters
December 18, 2007 – Education Week

Georgia Touts Push to Send More Black Males to College
December 7, 2007 – Education Week

Demand for New Student-Aid Programs Falls Short
December 3, 2007 – Education Week

Higher Education Act Renewal Advances
November 27, 2007 – Education Week

Dual-Enrollment Proposal in N.Y. Faces Fiscal Hurdle
November 20, 2007 – Education Week

House Committee Backs Renewal of Higher Education Act
November 15, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

Number of Schools Offering AP Falls After First Audit of Courses
November 9, 2007 – Education Week

Most AP Classes Survive Audit
November 5, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

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With World Growing Smaller, IB Gets Big
October 30, 2007 – Education Week

Ed. Dept. Holds Firm on Racial-Data Rules
October 29, 2007 – Education Week

Ed. Dept. Requires Changes in Race, Ethnicity Reporting
October 23, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

Big Picture to Bring Its Novel Approach to Planned College
October 16, 2007 – Education Week

College-Admissions Group Weighs Calls to Dump SAT
September 28, 2007 – Education Week

College Satisfaction
October 2, 2007 – Education Week

‘Genius Grant’ for Leader of College-Access Group
October 2, 2007 – Education Week

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Engineering a Blueprint for Success
September 25, 2007 – Education Week

Head of College-Access Program Gets ‘Genius Grant’
September 25, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

Bill to Boost College Aid Wins Approval in Congress
September 18, 2007 – Education Week

Colleges Build Web Sites to Enable Campus Comparisons, Sans Ranks
September 10, 2007 – Education Week

2nd SAT Dip in Row Stirs Debate on 2005 Revision
September 4, 2007 – Education Week

College Persistence
September 4, 2007 – Education Week

Four Big Ideas of Algebra Given Top Billing In Randomized Study
August 28, 2007 – Education Week

ACT Scores Inch Up, but Testmaker Raps Curriculum
August 28, 2007 – Education Week

SAT Scores Take Another Dip
August 28, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

ACT Scores Inch Up, But High School Rigor Lags, Testmaker Says
August 15, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

ACT Acquires Texas-Based Policy Group
August 9, 2007 – Education Week

Dept. Issues Rules On ‘Rigorous’ Classes
August 14, 2007 – Education Week

GAO Criticizes Ed. Dept. On Student-Loan Issues
August 14, 2007 – Education Week

10-State Pilot Preparing Teachers to Develop Tests
August 14, 2007 – Education Week

12-State Study Finds Falloff in Testing Gains After NCLB
July 30, 2007 – Education Week

College Ambitions
July 25, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

Much of Learning Gap Blamed on Summer
July 16, 2007 | Updated: December 13, 2011 – Education Week

Connecticut Special Session Yields K-12 Funding Increase
July 17, 2007 – Education Week

Aid Level Remains Flat Despite Governor’s Push
July 17, 2007 – Education Week

Oregon Schools Feast After Famine in Funding
July 17, 2007 – Education Week

Job Skills of the Future in Researchers' Crystal Ball
June 13, 2007 – Education Week

Nebraska Moves to Statewide Reading, Math Exams
June 12, 2007 – Education Week

Florida Scoring Glitch Sparks Broad Debate
June 12, 2007 – Education Week

Child-Labor Proposal Eyes Private Model
June 1, 2007 – Education Week

New Nebraska Law to Require Statewide Math, Reading Tests
June 5, 2007 – Education Week (Web)

Burning Man
August 12, 2006 – Teacher

Dancing With Myself, Testing Failure, and Giving Your All
April 12, 2006 – Teacher (Web)

Bible School, SuperS’cuse Me, and Freedom for Fidgeters
March 29, 2006 – Teacher (Web)

TV’s Good Side, Changing Faces, and Helping Hands
March 1, 2006 – Teacher (Web)

Pitying Boys, Black Flight, and Watching
Your Step
February 1, 2006 – Teacher (Web)

Helloween, Too Much of a Good Thing, and a Rank Odor
November 3, 2005 – Education Week (Web)

The Outsiders
September 30, 2005 – Teacher

Riding the Storm, the Bare Truth, and Steering into the Void
September 23, 2005 – Teacher (Web)

Homegrown
April 15, 2005 – Teacher

Gambling on Education, Dodging Blame, and Lighting the Way
April 22, 2005 – Teacher (Web)

Taking Calls Less Literally, Missing Children, and Black-Market Calories
February 25, 2005 – Teacher (Web)

Odd Days, Skip Days, and Ski Masked Board Members
January 7, 2005 – Teacher (Web)

Diagram This: Victory Can Be Sweet, but Sticky
November 12, 2004 – Teacher (Web)

The Unsinkable Stu Starky
October 11, 2004 – Teacher

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