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.
April 2, 2013
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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."
April 2, 2013
1 min read
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.
Lesli A. Maxwell, April 2, 2013
1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Jonathan Bouw
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.
David Bernstein, April 2, 2013
5 min read
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.
Alyssa Morones, April 1, 2013
1 min read
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.
Catherine Gewertz, April 1, 2013
1 min read
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.
Liana Loewus, April 1, 2013
1 min read
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.
Nirvi Shah, April 1, 2013
1 min read
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.
Katie Ash, April 1, 2013
1 min read
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.
April 1, 2013
1 min read
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor talks with 7th grader Ricardo Gonzalez-Sanchez during a tour of the Strive Preparatory School in Denver. Elmer Garcia-Chavez is his seatmate. Rep. Cantor has made education a centerpiece at several recent appearances.
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor talks with 7th grader Ricardo Gonzalez-Sanchez during a tour of the Strive Preparatory School in Denver. Elmer Garcia-Chavez is his seatmate. Rep. Cantor has made education a centerpiece at several recent appearances.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
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.
Alyson Klein, April 1, 2013
6 min read