October 17, 2012

Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 08
Carroll F. Johnson
Carroll F. Johnson
Equity & Diversity Obituary Pioneer in School Integration Dies
Carroll F. Johnson, a former local superintendent who led the effort to integrate schools in the White Plains, N.Y., district after the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education died Oct. 1. He was 99.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, October 16, 2012
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Education Best of the Blogs Blogs of the Week
| NEWS | K-12 PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC
October 16, 2012
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College & Workforce Readiness Letter to the Editor Teacher-Prep Programs Need Broader Input
To the Editor:
In reading your article "Task Force Formed to Sway Teacher-Prep Rules" (Aug. 22, 2012), I am concerned that the teacher-preparation regulation that the U.S. Department of Education is crafting may not give adequate consideration to the basic premises of who should be accepted in schools that prepare our teachers and what it is that these teachers-in-training should learn. The schools that hire these newly trained teachers, as well as the employers who later hire their students, could provide valuable input on how appropriate the existing preparation is, but unfortunately they are rarely consulted for this valuable information.
October 16, 2012
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Jori Bolton
School Choice & Charters Opinion School Reform, But From Whose Perspective?
The most prominent K-12 "reformers" are out of touch with the daily realities of public schools and the teachers who work inside them, writes Cheryl Scott Williams.
Cheryl Scott Williams, October 16, 2012
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Washington state Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna visits with students at the Muckleshoot Tribal School in Auburn.
Washington state Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna visits with students at the Muckleshoot Tribal School in Auburn.
Mike Kane for Education Week
School & District Management Anxiety High Over Charters, K-12 Aid in Wash. State
A tight race for governor, the burden of rebuilding a school funding system, and a ballot measure on charter schools could transform education in Washington state.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 16, 2012
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Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas at Austin after being rejected for admission in 2008, appears outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington last week. The high court heard oral arguments in a challenge of the university’s policy for considering race in college admissions.
Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas at Austin after being rejected for admission in 2008, appears outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington last week. The high court heard oral arguments in a challenge of the university’s policy for considering race in college admissions.
Susan Walsh/AP
College & Workforce Readiness High Court Hears Affirmative Action Challenge
Arguments in a case involving race-based admission policies at the University of Texas at Austin draw intense scrutiny.
Mark Walsh, October 15, 2012
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Federal States Punch Reset Button With NCLB Waivers
Many waiver states are setting different expectations for different subgroups of students, a dramatic shift in policy from the original law.
Michele McNeil, October 15, 2012
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Assessment Few States Test Students on Civics
A new study also finds that social studies tests have taken a hit in the past decade.
Nora Fleming, October 11, 2012
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