April 20, 2011
Education Week, Vol. 30, Issue 28
School & District Management
Experts See Hurdles Ahead for Common Core Tests
The "next generation" assessments that are being developed to align with new common academic standards may run up against outsized expectations and technological and budget constraints, say researchers and test developers involved in the effort.
Education Funding
Enrollment Surges at Schools for Homeless Students
The handful of public schools around the country that exclusively serve students affected by homelessness are bursting at the seams.
Education Funding
Unlikely Allies Call for Shifting Spending from Prisons to Schools
The NAACP, along with leaders of fiscally conservative groups and former Education Secretary Paige, say lawmakers ought to be spending more on education and less on their prison systems.
Early Childhood
Study Finds Fewer Latinos Enrolling in Preschool
New data show a drop since 2005 in the proportion of Latino 4-year-olds attending preschool—even as preschool enrollment holds steady for African-American and white children.
Law & Courts
New Ohio, Wis., Labor Laws Besieged
Teachers' unions and political advocates hope legal and ballot challenges will overturn newly enacted restrictions on collective bargaining by public employees.
Families & the Community
Study Finds Children's Learning Suffers When Parents Are Deployed
In a study of 44,000 students, researchers calculate the academic toll that long parental deployments can have on military children.
School Choice & Charters
Tax Credits for Religious Schools Survive Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court rules 5-4 against taxpayers who sought to overturn an Arizona program aiding religious schools.
School Climate & Safety
Schools Get Federal Guidelines on Sexual Violence
The U.S. Department of Education for the first time has issued guidance to schools on preventing and handling incidences of sexual violence both on and off campus.