Focus On
Education Week's Focus On reports highlight an important topic in the education field each week.
Focus On: Facilities
States Rework Policies on Charter BuildingsLegislatures across the country have taken a variety of approaches to helping charter schools secure building space.
August 7, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Facilities
Charters Struggle in Search for Affordable SpaceSome charter school operators, facing challenges in obtaining financing to open new facilities, have turned to options such as sharing space with traditional public schools.
July 25, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: HISTORY
Advocates Finding Ways to Bulk Up History LearningOut-of-school and extracurricular activities are picking up some of the demand for teaching students history.
July 10, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: School Leaders
Chicago Upgrades Its Principal PipelineAmid a wave of school closings, Chicago is forging ahead with plans to groom a crop of high-performing principals.
June 12, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Informal Learning
Museums Open Doors to Informal Math LearningA new museum in New York City, along with math exhibits in other museums, are designed to infuse fun into learning.
June 5, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
States Pressing Schools to Add 'Intruder' Drills Proposed mandates for emergency-preparedness drills are gaining traction in many statehouses.
May 22, 2013 | Updated: February 21, 2019 – Education Week
Focus On: Superintendents
Top Jobs Opening Up in Nation's School DistrictsAt least 17 well-known districts are facing superintendent vacancies, and the turnover may bring big changes in some school systems.
May 15, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Out-of-School Learning
Students Conduct Fieldwork for Scientists' ResearchThrough "citizen science" projects, students leave the classroom to collect data for scientists and get hands-on experience.
May 8, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: CAREER READINESS
New High School Pathways EmergingSome states are trying to provide meaningful, rigorous, and flexible academic and career options for their students.
April 24, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Career Readiness
Swiss Academic and Career Paths Designed to CrossSystem allows secondary students to shift from vocational training to a degree roughly equivalent to the high school diploma.
April 24, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: High Schools
High School Redesign Gets Presidential LiftIn both his State of the Union speech and now his budget proposal, President Obama has emphasized the importance of redesigning high schools.
April 17, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Associations
Leadership Shifts at Top of Education AssociationsNew leaders are in place at five groups, and a sixth association is on the hunt, as some try to stay relevant in the policy debate.
April 3, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: ENGINEERING
Engineering Building a Foundation in K-12 CurriculaOften the neglected part of STEM education, engineering is making inroads into the precollegiate sphere.
March 27, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: ENGINEERING
Popular Curriculum Targets Elementary StudentsSome 45,000 teachers nationwide are using the Engineering Is Elementary program, more than triple the number of five years ago.
March 27, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Engineering
New NAEP to Gauge Engineering, Technology LiteracyThe computerized exam will ask students to apply their knowledge of technology and engineering principles to solve problems.
March 27, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: GREEN SCHOOLS
'Green Schools' Go on National DisplayA new exhibit at the National Building Museum highlights design features of sustainable schools.
March 13, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: PRESCHOOL
Obama Proposal Raises Issue of Pre-K Teacher Prep The president's call for "qualified" teachers stirs questions about the level of education that would be required to teach preschool.
March 6, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: CHARACTER EDUCATION
Character Education Seen as Student-Achievement ToolCharacter education is on the upswing as research points to its effectiveness and policymakers seek ways to curb improper behavior.
February 27, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: Nutrition
USDA Wants Healthy Fare in School Vending MachinesThe agency's proposed rules would also limit junk food sold a la carte on school lunch lines.
February 20, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Literacy
Students Must Learn More Words, Say StudiesWithout better instruction, children starting school with small vocabularies will struggle with common standards, scholars say.
February 6, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: Career Readiness
Internships Help Students Prepare for WorkplaceThe push to improve college and career readiness is increasing the pressure on schools to build partnerships with businesses.
January 30, 2013 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: CHARTER SCHOOLS
Charters Adjusting to Common-Core DemandsEducators in charter schools are making changes to meet new professional development, curriculum, and technology needs.
January 23, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: Public-Private Partnerships
School Project Blurs Line Between Public, PrivateAn unusual school improvement partnership in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., district is drawing attention and raising hopes.
January 16, 2013 – Education Week
Focus On: International Baccalaureate
Educators Tout IB's Links to Common CoreInternational Baccalaureate educators say their program offers a base for designing curriculum units that align with the new Common Core State Standards in mathematics and English/language arts.
January 9, 2013 | Updated: February 21, 2019 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: TIME
School Absences Translate to Lower Test Scores, Study SaysTeachers also report assigning more homework to students, according to a new NAEP time-use study.
December 12, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: TIME
States Pledge to Expand Time in SchoolIn an attempt to close the achievement gap, at least 300 hours a year will be added to school calendars in five states.
December 12, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Arts
A+ Schools Infuse Arts and Other 'Essentials'The networks, soon to be in four states, are guided by such "essentials" as the arts, teacher collaboration, and experiential learning.
December 5, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: COLLEGE READINESS
'Soft Skills' Pushed as Part of College ReadinessResiliency, grit, and self-efficacy are among the so-called "soft skills" increasingly being viewed as vital for college success.
November 14, 2012 – Education Week
Work with teachers and students in Halifax County, Va., has focused on making college-level courses a hot ticket.
November 7, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: 2012 ELECTIONS
Education Issues Underscore Election Stakes at All Levels
Focus On: Curriculum
Calif. Laws Shift Gears on Algebra, TextbooksThe new measures set the state on a course for some potentially significant changes to the curriculum.
October 24, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: SCHOOL CLOSINGS
School Shutdowns Trigger Growing BacklashStudent and parent groups in five cities are calling for a moratorium on school closings, as debates over their effects intensify.
October 17, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Student Motivation
Studies Link Students' Boredom to StressStudents may say a teacher's lesson is boring, a researcher says, when frustration is really what they feel.
October 10, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Student Speech
Symposium Revisits Landmark Student-Speech CasesKey players on both sides come together to discuss pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases involving students' free-speech rights.
October 3, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
Lead-Exposure Problems Spotlighted in DetroitOne new study draws attention to the large numbers of Detroit children who have been exposed to lead, and suggests ways schools can help those who struggle academically.
September 26, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: School Turnaround
New Studies Dissect School TurnaroundsResearchers say it takes a mix of strategies—but not too many—to engineer school improvement.
September 19, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: SCHOOL TURNAROUND
Study Weighs Pros, Cons of Teacher TurnoverTurnaround schools don't always keep the best teachers and lose the worst ones, a researcher finds.
September 19, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Schools and the Community
New Breed of Community Partnerships Aiding SchoolsFormal space-sharing arrangements between districts and other entities enable them to forge a shared vision to benefit the community.
September 12, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: DEMOGRAPHICS
In Districts Where Seniors Outnumber Children, Schools AdjustSenior citizens now outnumber school-age children in more than 900 U.S. counties—and experts say that trend is growing.
August 29, 2012 | Updated: February 21, 2019 – Education Week
A decade after introducing programs that allow high school students to study on college campuses, the Guilford County district points to greater engagement and achievement among participants.
August 22, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: Home Schooling
'Hybrid' Home Schools Gaining TractionAs home schooling grows in popularity, lines are blurring between private and public schooling.
August 8, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: SCIENCE EDUCATION
Mastery of Science Standards Long Way Off, NAEP SuggestsScience tests of hands-on and computer-based tasks reveal students are foundering at executing higher-level skills.
July 18, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Gender Equality
Title IX: New Opportunities for Girls, But Gender Gap RemainsMore K-12 girls than ever are involved in sports since passage of the 1972 law, but the gap between boys and girls remains huge.
June 13, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: GENDER EQUALITY
Gender Gaps Persist in STEM SubjectsGirls are no longer shut out of math, science, or career education classes like they were before Title IX, but their participation still lags.
June 13, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: GENDER EQUALITY
Title IX Promise Unmet for Pregnant StudentsTitle IX is most often associated with school sports, but the gender-equity law applies to many aspects of schooling.
June 13, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: Brain Science
Scientists Find Learning Is Not 'Hard-Wired'Discovering the brain's power to change may be neuroscience's biggest—and most promising—contribution to education.
June 6, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: BRAIN SCIENCE
Experts Call for Teaching Educators Brain ScienceFormal training in brain biology could help dispel some of the 'neuro-myths' that permeate the field, scholars say.
June 6, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: ENGLISH-LEARNERS
Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short on Federal GoalsAnalysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.
May 23, 2012 – Education Week
Focus On: District Renewal
Joplin Poised to Rebuild Tornado-Damaged SchoolsA year after a tornado destroyed six of its schools, a Missouri district is building schools that match its new vision for education.
May 16, 2012 – Education Week
FOCUS ON: LEADERSHIP
Charter Sector Starts to Grow Its Own Leaders
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