EdWeek Update: November 14, 2014: November 14, 2014

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Approach to Fractions Shifting Under Common Core

The common core's emphasis on fractions as points on a number line offers a window into the framework's divergence from past conventions. Read more.

• Fraction Standards by Grade Level

• New Report: Common-Core Math in Practice

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Study: Close Screening Process Can Improve Teacher Hires

Districts could boost their ability to hire more effective teachers who stay in schools longer by improving their screening techniques, a newly released working paper concludes. Read more.

(Education Week)

Ed. Dept. to Give Some Waiver States Fast Track to Longer Renewal

States seeking to keep their NCLB law waivers will have to do more to show how they plan to identify and intervene in low-performing schools, but won't have to give data showing their new systems are improving student achievement, new U.S. Department of Education guidance says. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

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OPINION

Close Reading Can Be 'Fun or Awful'

Opinion blogger Larry Ferlazzo shares responses on the "what, why, and how" of close reading. Read more.

(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

OPINION

Two Reasons Why Teachers Have It Tougher Than You Think

In case you missed it: Yesterday, opinion blogger Peter DeWitt explained why it's a myth that teachers have it easy. Read more.

(Finding Common Ground)

MORE NEWS

Michigan Announces Blended Testing Plan
(Curriculum Matters)

New Reports on College Pricing and Debt Encouraging
(College Bound)

S.C. Supreme Court Rules for Poor, Rural Districts in Equity Suit
(District Dossier)

Kevin Huffman Leaving Post as Tennessee K-12 Chief
(State EdWatch)

Kansas Picks Local Superintendent as Next K-12 Chief
(State EdWatch)

Colo. Schools to Hire Health Workers With Marijuana Tax Revenue
(Rules for Engagement)

Teachers (Still) Behaving Badly on Social Media Sites
(Digital Education)

Richard Culatta: Five Ways Technology Can Close Equity Gaps
(Marketplace K-12)

MLB Launches 'Pitch Smart' Initiative for Youth Baseball Pitchers
(Schooled in Sports)

MORE VIEWS

Cami Anderson and the Forces of Unreason
(Rick Hess Straight Up)

When to Say When With Homework
(Work in Progress)

Assigning Teachers Fairly
(Walt Gardner's Reality Check)

25 Districts Worth Visiting
(Vander Ark on Innovation)

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