Issues

October 18, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 37, Issue 09
Equity & Diversity For English-Learners, a Positive Side to Peer Pressure
Seeing peers with similar backgrounds succeed helps ELLs stay connected and motivated, educators and researchers say.
Corey Mitchell, October 17, 2017
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6 min read
Nicole Ellzey, a housekeeper at the International House Hotel in New Orleans, meets with Gary Briggs, who advises her on how to support her two sons in school. Briggs, a former teacher who works for EdNavigator, comes to the hotel regularly to meet with employees who are using the nonprofit’s services. Ellzey said Briggs helped her identify problems her oldest son was having in school and how best to approach his teachers.
Nicole Ellzey, a housekeeper at the International House Hotel in New Orleans, meets with Gary Briggs, who advises her on how to support her two sons in school. Briggs, a former teacher who works for EdNavigator, comes to the hotel regularly to meet with employees who are using the nonprofit’s services. Ellzey said Briggs helped her identify problems her oldest son was having in school and how best to approach his teachers.
Edmund D. Fountain for Education Week
Student Well-Being Expert Advice on Schools Is a New Kind of Employee Perk
A nonprofit works with employers to provide lower-income parents with advice and support for their children's education.
Francisco Vara-Orta, October 17, 2017
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8 min read
Charles Williams, a youth support counselor at the Ginn Academy in Cleveland, helps Jaivyon Harris, 14, one-on-one in the school’s hallway.
Charles Williams, a youth support counselor at the Ginn Academy in Cleveland, helps Jaivyon Harris, 14, one-on-one in the school’s hallway.
Dustin Franz for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness A District That Ditched In-School Suspensions
In Cleveland, educators try to keep disruptive students in class and connected to learning. But out-of-school suspension rates remain high.
Corey Mitchell, October 17, 2017
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9 min read
Samantha Bearface, a 5th grader at Willamina Elementary School in Willamina, Ore., participates in a spelling lesson. In an effort to lower chronic absenteeism among its Native American elementary school students, the district worked with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to hire a coordinator who worked with families to address transportation, bullying, and other issues that were keeping kids out of school.
Samantha Bearface, a 5th grader at Willamina Elementary School in Willamina, Ore., participates in a spelling lesson. In an effort to lower chronic absenteeism among its Native American elementary school students, the district worked with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to hire a coordinator who worked with families to address transportation, bullying, and other issues that were keeping kids out of school.
Leah Nash for Education Week
Every Student Succeeds Act Schools Mount Fight Against Chronic Absenteeism
Pressure to cut the rates of student absences will ramp up as most states use attendance in some form in new accountability plans.
Evie Blad, October 17, 2017
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10 min read
Student Well-Being Educating and Motivating Students
In this report, Education Week takes an expansive look at student engagement and motivation and a range of strategies schools, educators, advocates, and parents are using to help students get—and stay—vested in their learning.
The Editors, October 17, 2017
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
School & District Management Small 'Nudges' Can Push Students in the Right Direction
"Nudges" are low-cost interventions meant to influence behavior by changing how or when choices are offered. Research is showing that when used with students, nudges can get positive results.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 17, 2017
Students at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill, N.C., play a game during a field day event last month, when new freshmen met their junior and senior mentors who’ll help them navigate the complexities of their first year in high school.
Students at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill, N.C., play a game during a field day event last month, when new freshmen met their junior and senior mentors who’ll help them navigate the complexities of their first year in high school.
Justin Cook for Education Week
Student Well-Being To Fill a 'Mentoring Gap,' Schools Get Creative
Mentors can be powerful sources of support for students, but it's not easy to recruit and retain volunteers for the long haul.
Evie Blad, October 17, 2017
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8 min read
Upward arrow made of dollar banknotes on white background
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Student Achievement Explainer Does Paying Kids to Do Well in School Actually Work?
With at least a decade of research on incentives in K-12 schools, here's what’s been learned about using cash and other rewards.
Arianna Prothero, October 17, 2017
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4 min read
Puerto Rico Education Secretary Julia Keleher works at her makeshift headquarters in the convention center in San Juan, trying to find out information about the state of the nearly 1,200 schools in the U.S. territory. By Oct. 10, Keleher hopes to have 100 schools reopened, although getting back to regular academic classes might remain a challenge in many schools for months.
Puerto Rico Education Secretary Julia Keleher works at her makeshift headquarters in the convention center in San Juan, trying to find out information about the state of the nearly 1,200 schools in the U.S. territory. By Oct. 10, Keleher hopes to have 100 schools reopened, although getting back to regular academic classes might remain a challenge in many schools for months.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
School & District Management In Puerto Rico, a Daunting Effort to Reopen Schools, Headed by a Determined Leader
A fraction of the island's schools have opened again in the weeks since Hurricane Maria, while educators work hard to assess storm damage and open those that remain viable.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 8, 2017
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6 min read