August 10, 2011

Education Week, Vol. 30, Issue 37
People march to the White House during the "Save Our Schools" rally in Washington, D.C., on July 30. Marchers chanted and carried signs expressing their demands after hearing speeches nearby.
People march to the White House during the "Save Our Schools" rally in Washington, D.C., on July 30. Marchers chanted and carried signs expressing their demands after hearing speeches nearby.
Nicole Frugé/Education Week
Teaching Profession Education Policy Critics March on White House
At the "Save Our Schools" rally, teachers and others critical of standards- and test-based accountability bring their complaints to the Obama administration's front door.
Nirvi Shah, July 30, 2011
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9 min read
School Climate & Safety Opinion The Classroom Is Obsolete: It's Time for Something New
School design needs to change from a classroom-based model to one centered on principles such as personalized education and inquiry-based, student-directed learning, Prakash Nair writes.
Prakash Nair, July 29, 2011
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion Is 2011 Milton Friedman's Year of School Choice?
Legislative action in numerous states may be bringing Milton Friedman's school choice vision to fruition, writes Robert Enlow of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.
Robert Enlow, July 28, 2011
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Voucher Advocacy Shifting Focus, Report Says
Proponents now are more likely to stress parental satisfaction and high graduation rates than academic achievement, the Center on Education Policy report finds.
Christina A. Samuels, July 27, 2011
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4 min read
A bus drops students off at Atlanta's Parks Middle School after summer school morning classes. An investigation by Atlanta Public Schools found that standardized test cheating at the school began in 2006.
A bus drops students off at Atlanta's Parks Middle School after summer school morning classes. An investigation by Atlanta Public Schools found that standardized test cheating at the school began in 2006.
Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal Constitution/AP
Assessment Opinion Cheating on Tests and Other Dumb Ideas
High-profile scandals like the one in Atlanta are a reminder that cheating can be a major problem, but there are ways to combat it, even in a time of standardized tests, Gregory J. Cizek writes.
Gregory J. Cizek, July 25, 2011
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8 min read
Candice Johnson
Candice Johnson
Teacher Preparation Opinion In What World Are Trainee Teachers 'Highly Qualified'? In Mine
Candice Johnson asks why her struggling high school in Los Angeles had more intern-teachers than other, wealthier schools and how those interns could be deemed "highly qualified."
Candice Johnson, July 22, 2011
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5 min read
Standards & Accountability Common-Core Writers Craft Curriculum Criteria
Some educators are disturbed about what they view as undue influence over how English/language arts is taught in schools.
Catherine Gewertz, July 22, 2011
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9 min read
Teacher Preparation Student-Teaching Found to Suffer From Poor Supervision
A report by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that most of the programs it reviewed were "weak" or "poor."
Stephen Sawchuk, July 21, 2011
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6 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Moving From 'Acceptable' to 'Responsible' Use in a Web 2.0 World
Districts' Internet-use policies need to evolve to reflect new and richer Web and mobile technologies, Jim Bosco and Keith Krueger write.
Jim Bosco & Keith R. Krueger, July 20, 2011
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6 min read
Joel Klein, executive vice president of News Corp., left; Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng; and Rupert Murdoch leave a Parliament office building after Murdoch gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal on July 19.
Joel Klein, executive vice president of News Corp., left; Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng; and Rupert Murdoch leave a Parliament office building after Murdoch gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal on July 19.
Sean Dempsey/PA Wire/AP
Curriculum News Corp. Scandal Clouds Murdoch's Move Into Education
Amid the furor over a tabloid's phone hacking, the company's Wireless Generation subsidiary seeks to distance itself from the fallout while facing questions about New York contracts.
Ian Quillen, July 20, 2011
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12 min read
Science New Science Framework Paves Way for Standards
A National Research Council panel issues a framework for K-12 science standards that promotes a greater emphasis on depth over breadth.
Erik W. Robelen, July 19, 2011
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10 min read
Assessment Students Lose Way in NAEP Geography Test
Like recent results in civics and history, the latest NAEP, in geography, indicates that students' social studies knowledge is waning.
Sarah D. Sparks, July 19, 2011
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Half of Texas' Students Have Been Suspended, Study Finds
Drawing on data for more than 1 million Texas schoolchildren, a new study reveals that more than half of those students were suspended at least once in middle or high school and schools varied widely in how they meted out those punishments.
July 19, 2011
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6 min read
Teaching Profession D.C. Evaluations Target Hundreds for Firing or Bonuses
Hundreds of teachers in the District of Columbia won extra pay in the latest round of performance-based evaluations, but more than 200 others will lose their jobs.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 15, 2011
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4 min read
School & District Management Opinion Collaboration Is Essential in Public Education
Irving Hamer, the deputy superintendent of the Memphis, Tenn., school system, responds to Joel Klein’s recent essay in The Atlantic.
Irving Hamer, July 15, 2011
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6 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement School Clinics Get $95 Million Federal Boost
The grants will allow 278 school-based clinics reach hundreds of thousands more patients, many in low-income communities.
Nirvi Shah, July 14, 2011
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4 min read
School & District Management Principals' Job Reviews Getting a Fresh Look
While national attention focuses on finding better ways to evaluate teachers, efforts are quietly growing to improve the principal-evaluation process.
Christina A. Samuels, July 14, 2011
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10 min read
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