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June 21, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 36, Issue 36
Elizabeth Aine Harding, center, and other girls spread rose petals around a Confederate monument as part of a Memorial Day observance this year in Fredericksburg, Va.
Elizabeth Aine Harding, center, and other girls spread rose petals around a Confederate monument as part of a Memorial Day observance this year in Fredericksburg, Va.
Mike Morones/The Free Lance-Star via AP
Equity & Diversity Are Confederate-Statue Controversies Teachable Moments?
Some teachers are using the debates over the removal of statues of Confederate heroes to bring alive lessons about post-Civil War history.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 20, 2017
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6 min read
The Every Student Succeeds Act offers a fresh opportunity to provide services, says Mark Elgart, the president and CEO of AdvancED, which accredits pre-K-12 schools.
The Every Student Succeeds Act offers a fresh opportunity to provide services, says Mark Elgart, the president and CEO of AdvancED, which accredits pre-K-12 schools.
Melissa Golden for Education Week
Every Student Succeeds Act Leading School Accreditor Sees Expansion Opportunity Under ESSA
AdvancED is expanding its school improvement contracting as states prepare for the Every Student Succeeds Act rollout, even as some caution about the potential for it to become both judge and service provider.
Daarel Burnette II, June 19, 2017
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8 min read
Why Are Schools Still Peddling the Self-Esteem Hoax?: The ‘faux psychology’ behind the self-esteem movement has been rebranded as social-emotional learning, insists Chester E. Finn Jr.
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School & District Management Opinion Why Are Schools Still Peddling the Self-Esteem Hoax?
The "faux psychology" behind the self-esteem movement has been rebranded as social-emotional learning, insists Chester E. Finn Jr.
Chester E. Finn Jr., June 19, 2017
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5 min read
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gives a statement after state lawmakers overrode the Republican governor’s veto of a bill raising income taxes by $1.2 billion over two years. Revenue from the increase is to go in part toward increased school funding.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gives a statement after state lawmakers overrode the Republican governor’s veto of a bill raising income taxes by $1.2 billion over two years. Revenue from the increase is to go in part toward increased school funding.
Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP
Education Funding Closing Acts Near in a Pair of K-12 Funding Dramas
It looks like the long-running and contentious legal fights over school financing in Kansas and in Washington state are coming to a head.
Daarel Burnette II, June 16, 2017
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3 min read
Student Vouchers Aren't Working. Here's Why: There's a reason school voucher programs get less effective as they're scaled up, write two researchers.
Chris Whetzel for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Opinion Student Vouchers Aren't Working. Here's Why
There's a reason school voucher programs get less effective as they're scaled up, write two researchers.
Christopher Lubienski & Sarah Theule Lubienski, June 16, 2017
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5 min read
Learning Disabilites Exist, Just Not in Summer School: ELLs and students with disabilities need year-round support
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Special Education Opinion Learning Disabilities Exist, Just Not in Summer School
Special education accommodations and other supports for students in summer school are an overlooked necessity, writes teacher Adam Feinberg.
Adam Feinberg, June 15, 2017
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5 min read
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