November 12, 2008
Education Week, Vol. 28, Issue 12
Federal
Program Lets Urban Districts Call Shots on Research
A fellowship program funds studies designed to cater more to educators’ real-world concerns than to the expectations of academia.
Teaching Profession
Schools Enlisting Defense Industry to Boost STEM
Educators see benefits in having access to technologies developed for the military long before they reach the commercial market. 
Video
Video
Federal
For Students, Obama's Victory Offers Lesson in Civics
High school students in the Washington area celebrate and dissect the meaning of the nation’s first black president-elect. Video
Video
Federal
State-Level Races Shape Education Landscape
Voters approved slot machines to fund schools in Maryland, rejected limits on bilingual instruction in Oregon, and shook up statehouses elsewhere.
School & District Management
Obama Elected 44th President
The Democrat’s agenda includes expanding preschool, recruiting teachers, increasing funding for charter schools, and amending the No Child Left Behind Act.