EdWeek Update: August 31, 2016: August 31, 2016

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U.S. State Department Tackles Gender Gap in STEM Participation

Special programs lure students to the United States from the Middle East and North Africa to develop skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read more.

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Details of Draft ESSA Spending Rules Emerge

These regulations would govern the Every Student Succeeds Act's requirement that federal funds be used in addition to state and local money, not just to fill gaps. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

COMMENTARY

NAACP's Call for K-12 Charter Moratorium Is Wrong

The NAACP's call for no new charters places them on the wrong side of history, writes Howard Fuller. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Charter Schools Aren't Good for Blacks, Civil Rights Groups Say

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States Loosen Teacher-Licensure Rules Amid Shortage Fears

Concerned about teacher shortages, state licensure boards across the country are making it easier to get certified to teach. Read more.

(Teacher Beat)

Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds

A new report predicts the decline of the self-paced e-learning market and a revenue drop in the billions. Sales of mobile and gamified products, however, are on the rise. Read more.

(Marketplace K-12)

MORE NEWS

Will ESSA Encourage States to Consider Gifted Students' Achievement?
(Politics K-12)

Alabama Teachers Protest State Superintendent Appointment
(State EdWatch)

Resource Watch: Students Can Now Publish Their Letters to the Next President
(Teaching Now)

MORE VIEWS

Colin Kaepernick and Every Marching Band Director in America
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

Q&A Collections: Administrator Leadership
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

Is Martyrdom Necessary to Improve Schools?
(Walt Gardner's Reality Check)

Single-Number School Rankings Miss Tasty Ingredients
(On California)

The New Kid in Town: DCPS's LEAP Initiative
(Rick Hess Straight Up)

Mission-Minded Teaching
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

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