October 24, 2012

Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 09
Education Correction Correction
An article on college-placement exams in the Oct. 17, 2012, issue of Education Week misspelled the name of Gretchen Schmidt, a program director for Jobs For the Future in Boston.
October 23, 2012
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School & District Management News in Brief L.A. District Enters Research Alliance
An agreement between Los Angeles public schools and L.A. Education Research Institute will allow researchers open access to more than a decade of linked results from tests and grades.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 23, 2012
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Education Funding News in Brief Federal Agency Slashes Budgets For Spec. Ed. in Two States
The U.S. Department of Education withheld millions in special education funds from South Carolina as a penalty for cutting its own spending on special-needs students three years ago.
Nirvi Shah, October 23, 2012
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Teacher Christy Howard gets a hug from President Barack Obama after introducing him at a late-summer campaign event at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Teachers remain a key part of the Democratic get-out-the-vote effort, though differences over Obama administration policy has tempered the backing of some.
Teacher Christy Howard gets a hug from President Barack Obama after introducing him at a late-summer campaign event at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Teachers remain a key part of the Democratic get-out-the-vote effort, though differences over Obama administration policy has tempered the backing of some.
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Federal Obama Finding Teacher Support Secure, If Tepid
Though policy differences may have dampened enthusiasm for some, many teachers back President Obama for re-election.
Alyson Klein, October 23, 2012
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Classroom Technology Blended Learning Models Generating Lessons Learned
But more research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the evolving models, and to identify which ones work best for which types of students.
Katie Ash, October 23, 2012
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Academic coach Christina Hewko leads one of the after-lunch advisory meetings at San Francisco Flex Academy. The school operates on a blended learning model in which students have some face-to-face time with instructors and some online class time at individual workstations.
Academic coach Christina Hewko leads one of the after-lunch advisory meetings at San Francisco Flex Academy. The school operates on a blended learning model in which students have some face-to-face time with instructors and some online class time at individual workstations.
Sarah Rice for Education Week
Classroom Technology Flexibility, Support Build Student Independence
Flex Academy programs offer online curriculum, with in-class adult support and face-to-face peer interaction.
Katie Ash, October 23, 2012
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Moneyeke Martin, a 14-year-old student at Bair Middle School in Sunrise, Fla., works on an assignment during her Virtual Learning Lab with classmate Jasmine Royer, also 14. Students at the school collaborate with classmates to complete online assignments.
Moneyeke Martin, a 14-year-old student at Bair Middle School in Sunrise, Fla., works on an assignment during her Virtual Learning Lab with classmate Jasmine Royer, also 14. Students at the school collaborate with classmates to complete online assignments.
Angel Valentin for Education Week
Classroom Technology Florida Virtual School Incorporates Face-to-Face Learning
The country's largest, state-sponsored online school is having some teachers meet in person with students and scheduling field trips in an effort to build blended learning programs.
Michelle R. Davis, October 23, 2012
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Classroom Technology Calif. District's Blended Initiative Aims to Personalize Learning
The latest evolution in Riverside, Calif., is a program for middle schoolers that requires them to attend school three hours a day, three days a week, and do the rest of their learning online at home.
Katie Ash, October 23, 2012
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Melissa Gorman, a special education teacher at the Academy for Design and Construction at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., works with Delvonte Jackson-Stewart, an 11th grader, in his blended learning class. The course takes place in the school’s computer lab with a 1-to-8 adult-to-student ratio.
Melissa Gorman, a special education teacher at the Academy for Design and Construction at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., works with Delvonte Jackson-Stewart, an 11th grader, in his blended learning class. The course takes place in the school’s computer lab with a 1-to-8 adult-to-student ratio.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness E-Learning Opens Real-World Doors
Students in a Grand Rapids, Mich., innovation program blend virtual education and real-world experiences to prepare for college and careers.
Ian Quillen, October 23, 2012
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College & Workforce Readiness Ala. Opens Wide Access to Blended Learning
Experts credit the state program for helping increase the number of students taking and passing Advanced Placement exams.
Robin L. Flanigan, October 23, 2012
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Classroom Technology Blended PD Emphasizes Differentiated Instruction
New models for ed-tech training are moving away from a historical emphasis on developing technical skills and toward a broader focus on what educational approaches work best.
Robin L. Flanigan, October 23, 2012
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Classroom Technology L.A. School First in KIPP Network to Embrace Blended Learning
Tough budget times prompt KIPP Empower Academy to use a blended approach to pursue its mission of improving achievement for students from underprivileged areas.
Ian Quillen, October 23, 2012
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Jeff Dekal
Equity & Diversity Opinion Why Suburbs Need Integration Plans
Suburbs are unprepared for major racial and demographic changes taking place in their schools, Erica Frankenberg and Gary Orfield write.
Erica Frankenberg & Gary Orfield, October 22, 2012
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Federal Opinion Highlights From the Ed. Adviser Debate
In a debate over education issues, education advisers to both presidential candidates squared off on a number of key policy issues.
October 22, 2012
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk over each other at last week’s debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The candidates sparred on education and other issues. In a pair of separate matchups last week, campaign advisers squared off on a range of education policy issues.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk over each other at last week’s debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The candidates sparred on education and other issues. In a pair of separate matchups last week, campaign advisers squared off on a range of education policy issues.
John Moore/Getty
Federal Debates Push Fate of Education Policies to Fore
The Obama and Romney camps bare sharp contrasts on the federal role in education, including on NCLB waivers.
Michele McNeil, October 22, 2012
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Special Education Advent of 'Smart Drugs' Raises Safety, Ethical Concerns
Should healthy students have access to the growing variety of chemicals that can boost attention, memory, concentration, and other abilities related to academic performance?
Sarah D. Sparks, October 19, 2012
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