April 3, 2013
Education Week, Vol. 32, Issue 27
Teaching Profession
Letter to the Editor
Assessment Holds 'Enormous Potential'
To the Editor:
A few months ago, Education Week Teacher's Living in Dialogue blog ran a guest post from Ann Schulte titled "Teacher Performance Assessment Isn't the Answer" (Dec. 14, 2012) that raised a concern about Pearson's packaged edTPA curriculum. The push toward a standardized national teacher-preparation quality assessment is currently playing out in edTPA field studies under way in my home state of Ohio.
A few months ago, Education Week Teacher's Living in Dialogue blog ran a guest post from Ann Schulte titled "Teacher Performance Assessment Isn't the Answer" (Dec. 14, 2012) that raised a concern about Pearson's packaged edTPA curriculum. The push toward a standardized national teacher-preparation quality assessment is currently playing out in edTPA field studies under way in my home state of Ohio.
School & District Management
Letter to the Editor
Adults Help Make Up 'Turnaround' Equation
To the Editor:
In the March 6, 2013, issue, the article "Principals Lack Training in Shaping School Climate" makes this point about building school climate: "Principals need more training—not just on data and academics—but also on how to build relationships and support for learning among staff and students."
In the March 6, 2013, issue, the article "Principals Lack Training in Shaping School Climate" makes this point about building school climate: "Principals need more training—not just on data and academics—but also on how to build relationships and support for learning among staff and students."
School & District Management
News in Brief
Four Districts Named Broad Prize Finalists
Four finalists for the 2013 Broad Prize in Urban Education were named last week.
School & District Management
Opinion
How to Build a Progressive Education Movement
If opponents to the education-testing movement want to be persuasive, they must offer a credible path forward, writes David Bernstein.
Early Childhood
Report Roundup
Early Learning
A recent report found the effects of New Jersey's universal early-childhood education mandate to have long-lasting effects.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Testing Costs
States can afford higher-quality assessments by reallocating the money they currently spend on tests, according to a new report.
Teaching Profession
Report Roundup
Teachers Near Top on Measures Of Quality of Life, Survey Says
Teachers top all other professionals except physicians in overall well-being, according to a well-being index.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Drug Testing
Students randomly tested for alcohol in middle school seem less likely to drink when they get older, according to researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in Teaneck, N.J.
Classroom Technology
Report Roundup
Research Report: Educational Technology
Although only six states earned an A or B on the 2012 edition of the Digital Learning Report Card, digital learning continues to be a hot topics in legislatures across the country.
Education
Correction
Corrections
A story in the March 27, 2013, issue of Education Week about blending science learning and English proficiency misspelled the name of the schools superintendent in Sonoma, Calif. Her name is Louann Carlomagno.
Federal
With GOP Advocate, Ed. Issues Could Gain Steam in Congress
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor raises his profile on education, a move that may mean more attention from lawmakers who have been consumed with fiscal issues.