Collection
Families & the Community
Opinion
The Role of the K-12 Parent
This Commentary package offers different perspectives on the changing nature of parent empowerment and the role that family engagement can play in student achievement.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
Commentaries on Teacher Preparation
Commentary considers teacher education and the best ways to prepare new educators for the classroom
Federal
Opinion
A Nation at Risk: 30 Years Later
This special collection, and a new blog that accompanies it, examines the legacy of the landmark report.
Teacher Preparation
Collection
Teaching the Teachers
Education Week examines some of the opportunities and obstacles faced by teacher colleges as they work to upgrade their training.
School Climate & Safety
Collection
The Newtown School Shootings
Education Week reporting on the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn, where 26 people, including 20 children and six staff members, were killed on Dec. 14, 2012.
Federal
Collection
Campaign 2012
How will the 2012 presidential election affect K-12 education policy? The Campaign 2012 collection page includes recent election-related stories, blog posts, and tweets, as well as a must-see comparison detailing each candidate's views on education policy issues.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Common-Core Commentaries
Adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia, the Common Core State Standards have provoked opinions and ideas from thought leaders, policymakers, and the educators who have to implement them. Browse their perspectives in this collection
Education
Collection
Opinion Collections
Collections of opinion features covering various topics in K-12, American education.
Federal
Opinion
NCLB Turns 10
To reflect on the anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Education Week Commentary editors asked K-12 education leaders, politicians, teachers, and child advocates for their thoughts. Read what Linda Darling-Hammond, Kaya Henderson, and Paul G. Vallas, among others, have to say. This package also includes links to Education Week's coverage over the decade, readers' comments, and a glossary of selected NCLB terms.
School & District Management
Opinion
K-12 Innovation
What can schools learn from video games? Do ideas always have to be “big” to solve education problems, or can schools benefit from an evolving slate of smaller, more focused changes? Could some schools leap into new digital advances while others proceed more cautiously, without harming students? Ken Kay, Ted Kolderie, Michael Levine, and others weigh in on these ideas and more in this collection of Commentaries on innovation and learning.
School Climate & Safety
Collection
9/11: The Imprint on Schools (2011)
Education Week's coverage of of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the impact on the education community.
Teaching Profession
Collection
Teachers March on Washington
Educators, parent activists, and others are gathering in Washington, D.C., July 28-31 for a conference and rally protesting the current thrust of education policy. Here's a look at the latest developments from the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action.