April 2, 2014
Education Week, Vol. 33, Issue 27
School Climate & Safety
Letter to the Editor
Gender-Neutral Restrooms Best for Transgender Students
To the Editor:
What is the first word that comes to mind when you envision America? Happiness? Equality? What about the word contradictory? A nation where "all men are created equal" is filled with racism, sexism, and homophobia.
What is the first word that comes to mind when you envision America? Happiness? Equality? What about the word contradictory? A nation where "all men are created equal" is filled with racism, sexism, and homophobia.
School & District Management
Illinois Governor's Race Puts Unions in Tough Position
The candidates include a Democratic incumbent who's angered teachers' unions over pensions and a Republican hopeful they view as a threat to public workers' rights.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
K-12 Education in a Post-Literate Age
Students' inability to navigate books with ease is a painful example of the book's declining role in society, writes Christopher L. Doyle.
School Climate & Safety
Pre-K Suspension Data Prompt Focus on Intervention
New data showing thousands of preschool suspensions have researchers and policymakers asking tough questions about pre-K discipline, and highlighting programs that help keep challenging children in school.
Standards
Khan Academy, Open Ed. Providers Evolve With Common Core
Khan Academy's unveiling of interactive and adaptive math resources tied to the common core represents an important step for the field of "open education resources," observers say.
States
Tennessee Board Rescinds Plan to Tie Licenses to Test Data
Although the state board expected most teachers to clear the hurdle, the policy drew immediate opposition from the state teachers' union.
School & District Management
Tenn. Teachers' Union Takes Evaluation Fight Into the Courtroom
The lawsuit by the Tennessee Education Association calls the portion of the state teacher-evaluation system based on student test scores arbitrary and flawed.