September 17, 2014
Education Week, Vol. 34, Issue 04
Education
Letter to the Editor
'Statistical Noise' Can Affect Child-Poverty Analysis
To the Editor:
For decades, "free and reduced-price school lunch" data have served as the major—and often the only—measure of child poverty in educational research and evaluation. "Analysts Rethinking Popular Indicator of Child Poverty" notes important recent criticisms of the adequacy of these data. These criticisms include analytic challenges posed by patterns of program participation, program-eligibility changes, and so on.
For decades, "free and reduced-price school lunch" data have served as the major—and often the only—measure of child poverty in educational research and evaluation. "Analysts Rethinking Popular Indicator of Child Poverty" notes important recent criticisms of the adequacy of these data. These criticisms include analytic challenges posed by patterns of program participation, program-eligibility changes, and so on.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Nonteaching Staff Contributes to Successful Student Learning
To the Editor:
Education Week highlighted a report last month by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute titled "The Hidden Half: School Employees Who Don't Teach."
Education Week highlighted a report last month by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute titled "The Hidden Half: School Employees Who Don't Teach."
School & District Management
Ed-Tech Leader Gender Gaps Identified in New Study
Female ed-tech leaders appear to face more limited access to top positions and higher pay than their male counterparts, concludes an analysis by Education Week and CoSN.
Standards & Accountability
Common-Core Discontent Reflected in N.Y. Primary
Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily won his Democratic contest, but his anti-common-core challenger made a stronger-than-expected showing.
Law & Courts
Opinion
Eduflack: It's Time for Reformers, Educators to Work Together
Rancorous debate between those who view themselves as school reformers and teachers and their unions needs to give way to constructive conversation and K-12 policy progress, Patrick Riccards says.
Federal
New Turnaround Options Detailed in Draft SIG Guidance
Struggling schools that get federal aid under the School Improvement Grant program could receive new flexibility for using that money under draft guidance issued by the Education Department.
Federal
Arne Duncan Sounds Partnership Theme in Trip Through South
As his policy carrots and sticks dwindle, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pledges to be a supportive partner to states in taking on education overhauls.
Law & Courts
Contempt Ruling Slams Wash. Lawmakers on K-12 Funding
A state supreme court's order means legislators must produce a plan to substantially boost education aid in their 2015 session or face penalties.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
'Do No Harm': A Hippocratic Oath for Schools
School leaders should take a cue from medicine and find ways to examine and learn from their failures, Courtney Stewart writes.