EdWeek Update: June 27, 2017: June 27, 2017

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COMMENTARY

School's Out for Summer—And That's a Problem

A shortage of affordable summer programs is hurting students, especially those from low-income families, says Christina K. Hanger. Read more.

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'Students Aren't Widgets' and Other Findings on Engaging Kids at School

It takes different strategies to get different types of students engaged in classroom work, a new report suggests. Do you agree with its conclusions? Read more.

(Rules for Engagement)

Voucher Studies in Louisiana, Indiana Show Problems in Early Years

In two separate evaluations of state voucher programs, students entering private schools had a rough academic transition. Read more.

(Inside School Research)

TECHNOLOGY COUNTS 2017

Science Learning No Longer Bound by Limits of School Laboratories

Online simulations, high-tech equipment, and student-owned digital devices are opening up a world of experimentation for science classes. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Read the Full Report: Classroom Tech: Where Schools Stand

TECHNOLOGY COUNTS 2017

Social Studies Relies on Tech Tools That Are Not Tailored to the Subject

Educators report there are fewer social-studies-specific digital learning tools than for subjects such as math, which are part of the Common Core State Standards. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Read the Full Report: Classroom Tech: Where Schools Stand

OPINION

How Teacher-Prep Programs Can Embrace Social-Emotional Learning

Nancy Markowitz, founder of the Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child, discusses how she helps preservice teachers apply a social-emotional lens to all aspects of their work in the classroom. Read more.

(Teacher)

MORE NEWS

Mitchell Chester, Longtime Massachusetts Education Chief, Dies
(State EdWatch)

3 Shifts in the Use of Ed Tech: Exploring, Personalizing, Closing Equity Gaps
(Digital Education)

Kansans Brace for Judges' July 18 Hearing on New School Funding Formula
(State EdWatch)

Pressure Mounts on School District to Prove It Didn't Cheat on Graduation Rates
(District Dossier)

With Reading Grant, Atlanta Looks to a Familiar Teaching Method
(Curriculum Matters)

Kansans Brace for Judges' July 18 Hearing on New School Funding Formula
(State EdWatch)

MORE VIEWS

To Make Summer School More Successful, Communicate With Parents
(EdTech Researcher)

Five Goals for the Next School Year
(Work in Progress)

Actions in Sacramento Undermining Real Accountability
(On California)

Searching for the Invisible, Forgotten Students
(Leadership 360)

Compliance Isn't Mastery of Learning
(Work in Progress)

Leaders Must 'Walk-the-Walk' and Create a Culture of Innovation
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

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