Feb. 26, 2014
Education Week, Vol. 33, Issue 22
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Where Are the Black Male Teachers?
School leaders must take concrete action to attract black men into K-12 teaching, an area where they are now grossly underrepresented, says Donald G. Nicolas.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Partisan Split on Common Core Evident in Congress
A spate of GOP-sponsored legislation targets what critics see as an improper federal role in boosting the common academic standards.
College & Workforce Readiness
Letter to the Editor
Students with Disabilities Can Meet Diploma Standards
To the Editor:
We are fortunate to finally have reliable and comparable data on high school graduation rates of special populations, such as students with disabilities, thanks to the federal requirement that all states use the four-year adjusted-cohort graduation-rate formula.
We are fortunate to finally have reliable and comparable data on high school graduation rates of special populations, such as students with disabilities, thanks to the federal requirement that all states use the four-year adjusted-cohort graduation-rate formula.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
Reader Questions Integration Findings in Quality Counts
To the Editor:
I was troubled by some of the survey results in your most recent Quality Counts report (Jan. 9, 2014)—in particular, by the survey regarding the merger of high- and low-poverty districts, where only about one-third of respondents indicated a belief that such a merger would likely reduce achievement gaps or raise student achievement.
I was troubled by some of the survey results in your most recent Quality Counts report (Jan. 9, 2014)—in particular, by the survey regarding the merger of high- and low-poverty districts, where only about one-third of respondents indicated a belief that such a merger would likely reduce achievement gaps or raise student achievement.
Assessment
Letter to the Editor
Commentary Mischaracterized Conn. School Reform Efforts
To the Editor:
Regarding Ann Evans de Bernard's recent essay ("When Is School Reform Not Enough?," Feb. 5, 2014), I couldn't disagree more. Ms. de Bernard ignores many successes of school improvement efforts being led by educators across Connecticut, and the support by a majority of people in Connecticut for these efforts.
Regarding Ann Evans de Bernard's recent essay ("When Is School Reform Not Enough?," Feb. 5, 2014), I couldn't disagree more. Ms. de Bernard ignores many successes of school improvement efforts being led by educators across Connecticut, and the support by a majority of people in Connecticut for these efforts.
Federal
Minnesota Aims to Ratchet Down Achievement Gap
With a federal NCLB waiver prodding it along, Minnesota pushes hard to cut disparities between various subgroups of students.