September 10, 2014

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Common-Core Tests Loom Large for States, School Districts

This is the academic year when nearly every state must give assessments aligned to their "college- and career-ready" standards. But there are questions about how well those tests will measure mastery of the standards.

Study: Teacher Data Remain Untapped

Researchers say many principals are not tapping into the data generated by new teacher-evaluation systems around the country.

School-Level Report Cards Add Health Metrics

States and districts are integrating student-wellness data into the school-level reports they share with the public.

Hard Lessons Learned In L.A. iPad Initiative

After a harsh internal critique of the program, the Los Angeles school system's effort to provide all its students with digital computing devices is again in flux.

Language Program Focuses on Dialects

Researchers are scaling up an effort to teach young urban children to embrace their own dialect—and to know when and how to switch to standard English.

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In Calif. and Elsewhere, Unions Seek Inroads Into Charter Schools

Unions haven't made much headway organizing teachers in charter schools, but in California and some other states, they are gaining ground.

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City Districts Write Common-Core Guide for Teaching ELLs

The Council of the Great City Schools has set out criteria to help educators bring common-core-aligned lessons and materials to English-learners.

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Guidance Counselors Push for More Students To Be College-Ready

In some states, new initiatives and graduate programs are providing needed training to expand college counseling in high schools.

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'Learning Differences' Subject of Fellowship With Global Breadth

Teach For All, a network in 34 countries, is focusing a new, two-year fellowship on students with what it terms "learning differences."

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Best of the Blogs

Blogs of the Week

Group Takes Aim at 'Toxic Nature' Of Nation's Education Policy Debate

A new communications organization headed by a former aide to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will seek to elevate the national conversation over education policy.

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Education Issues Loom Large in Pivotal U.S. Senate Races

Stark policy differences over issues such as the common core and education funding add heat to a handful of competitive campaigns that could help decide which party controls the Senate.

It's Eyeball-to-Eyeball Over K-12 Funding in Washington State

Tensions continue to flare in the protracted legal battle over school funding in Washington, which has pitted the state's highest court against the legislature for more than two years.

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Oklahoma, Louisiana Center Stage in Common-Core Fight

Accusations of federal overreach fly as Oklahoma has its NCLB waiver renewal denied, while a lawsuit by Louisiana's governor says states were coerced into adopting the common core.

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Struggling in Ferguson's Shadow

Michael Brown's shooting by a police officer has added new concerns for students in the Missouri district where the teen finished high school, writes Normandy, Mo., teacher Inda Schaenen.

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Views From the Web on the Michael Brown Shooting

Education Week looks at the shooting of Michael Brown, a young black man, in Ferguson, Mo., by a white police officer and its implications for schools and students. (This collection of views is presented online via Storify.)

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Letters

We Need Teachers of Color In Our Classrooms

School demographics in the United States are changing rapidly, and classrooms need to reflect the shift, write Jacob Murray and Jackie Jenkins-Scott.

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The Deferred Gratification Myth

Lessons from a famous experiment asking children to wait for a treat have been misconstrued, pushing schools to try to "fix" children rather than what and how they're taught, writes Alfie Kohn.

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