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Angeneris Cifuentes, 16, a student at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, gets ready to release a goldfinch as part of a workshop at Cornell’s ornithology lab.
—Heather Ainsworth for Education Week

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In Washington state, an array of state agencies and organizations combine efforts to ensure young children overcome difficulties and develop the skills they need for school success.
January 29, 2013 - Education Week
The new version reflects feedback gathered from 10,000 people and groups, say organizers, who will accept more feedback for three weeks.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
But American 4th and 8th graders are still in the shadow of peers in high-performing East Asian nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.
December 11, 2012 - Education Week
There are five principles to consider for supporting professional development for science educators, write Jean Moon, Sarah Michaels, and Brian J. Reiser.
November 30, 2012 - Education Week
Hurricane Sandy's devastation is a reminder that schools should teach about climate change, Laurence Peters writes.
November 12, 2012 - Education Week
After amassing $24 million in its first go-round, a national coalition opens a second "innovation fund" to recruit and train STEM educators.
November 2, 2012 - Education Week
Studies Link Students' Boredom to Stress
Students may say a teacher's lesson is boring, a researcher says, when frustration is really what they feel.
October 9, 2012 - Education Week
The $33 million, multiyear grants come as climate change is identified in a draft of common standards as an important topic for students.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
Only one-quarter of the class of 2012 that took the college-entrance exam met all the benchmarks that mark success in college.
August 22, 2012 - Education Week
Having just returned from teacher training at the Sally Ride Academy when she learned of the first female U.S. astronaut's passing, a 4th grade teacher reflects on Ride's contributions to STEM education.
July 31, 2012 - Teacher

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