Top Education Stories of 2018
Education Week's Most Viewed
Get a sense of what was high on educators’ priority lists in 2018. This list of Education Week’s 10 most-viewed news articles and blog posts provides insight into what piqued the interest of our audience of teachers, school leaders, and more.
Education
Top Education Videos of 2018: Education Week's Most Viewed
The videos in this list—Education Week's most viewed across our different platforms—provide a snapshot of some of our best video stories of the year.
Privacy & Security
At Age 12, They Hacked Their School District. The Adults Are Still Trying to Catch Up.
Jeremy Currier and Seth Stephens should be the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow. Instead, they may be charged with a crime.
College & Workforce Readiness
Donald Trump Signs First Major Education Policy Bill of His Presidency
The Trump administration made updating the federal career and technical education law a priority, as its other plans, such as expanding school choice, have stalled.
Student Well-Being
'Juuling' and Teenagers: 3 Things Principals and Teachers Need to Know
Educators say a growing number of students are using tiny devices, called Juuls, to clandestinely inhale flavored nicotine vapor at school.
Teacher Preparation
'An Expensive Experiment': Gates Teacher-Effectiveness Program Shows No Gains for Students
An evaluation of a multi-year effort by the Gates Foundation to improve teaching, which cost $575 million, found no evidence the program improved student outcomes or gave low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers.
Special Education
From Our Research Center
Why Special Educators Really Leave the Classroom
It's not all about paperwork, hard-to-manage students, and prickly parents.
School & District Management
Map: State Grades on K-12 Education (Quality Counts 2018)
Every year, Education Week grades school systems in states and the U.S. on key indicators. Dig into those scores with this interactive map, table, and top-to-bottom rankings.
School & District Management
10 Game-Changing Ideas in Education
We went looking for big ideas in K-12 schooling: trends, disruptions, practices, technologies, or findings that could help solve some of the field's biggest challenges.