August 27, 2014
Education Week, Vol. 34, Issue 02
Equity & Diversity
Report Roundup
Studies Analyze Disparities in Ferguson District
A new data analysis focuses on racial disparities in the Ferguson, Mo., schools at a time when that community has attracted national attention for public protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.
English-Language Learners
Report Roundup
Research Report: English-Language Learners
Dual-language-immersion programs can delay English proficiency in Latino English-learners but still benefit them in the long run, concludes a new study.
Federal
Report Roundup
Research Report: Special Education
An analysis of U.S. Department of Education data finds that students receiving accommodations under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act differ from those classified under the Individuals With Disabilities Act.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Language
Children with poor language skills not only have trouble communicating, but can also lack the "running internal monologue" that helps them control their behavior, according to new research.
Assessment
Report Roundup
Cognitive Development
As children make the transition from finger counting to retrieving math facts from memory, their brains begin to change, says a study.
Assessment
Report Roundup
Accountability
The U.S. education accountability system is more suited to workers of an industrial economy than one driven by information and professional skills, according to a report.
Education Funding
Fiscal Recovery Buoys K-12 Budgets as School Year Opens
Most states are feeling a modest funding lift, experts on education finance say, but revenue streams remain unstable.
Recruitment & Retention
Baltimore's Teacher-Pay Experiment Gains Foothold
The school district, along with the local teachers' union, has worked to transform the traditional pay schedule into one emphasizing professional accomplishments over credentials and seniority.
Equity & Diversity
After Journey From Honduras, Boy Starts School in U.S.
Like tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children who've arrived in the country since last fall, David brings harsh memories, and his family’s hopes, as he starts middle school in the District of Columbia.
School & District Management
Leadership, Political Winds Buffet Education Advocacy Groups
A shakeup at StudentsFirst puts the spotlight on similar organizations as they look to balance their broader profiles with local advocacy and coalition building.
Education Funding
Latest Waiver Move Could Weaken Key Obama Priority
The Education Department will let states with NCLB waivers seek a delay in tying student test scores to teacher evaluations until the 2015-16 school year.
School Climate & Safety
Ferguson-Area Schools Face 'Balancing Act' Amid Unrest
Local districts are walking a tightrope between returning to the normal routine while acknowledging the street protests and larger debate about race and law enforcement sparked by the fatal shooting in Ferguson, Mo.
Teaching
Opinion
Educating for the Bigger Picture
It doesn't take more work, just a shift in approach, for schools to teach systems thinking, write bestselling authors Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge.