September 24, 2014

Education Week, Vol. 34, Issue 05
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Education Children, Teens, and Screen Time
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January 21, 2015
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Federal Advice on Selecting a Learning Management System
District technology and instructional leaders face a daunting task when trying to figure out which learning management system to choose. Here’s advice from the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education and a district technology director.
October 9, 2014
Federal Chicago Local School Councils: An Evolving History
This timeline follows the development of the Chicago local school councils and how they’ve evolved.
October 8, 2014
Federal Money Flowing for Common-Core Assessments
Education Week looked at which companies secured the most money as prime contractors for federally funded work through the two main consortia designing tests aligned to the common-core standards.
October 1, 2014
Ed-Tech Policy Peek Inside a Learning Management System
An example of how an LMS functions can be seen through the system developed by Schoology, a New York City-based provider whose system has over 6 million users in K-12 districts and universities worldwide.
September 29, 2014
Standards & Accountability School Administrator Standards Stress Leading for Learning
Comments are being sought on updated standards for what principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and other district heads should know and do.
Denisa R. Superville, September 23, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness Harvard-MIT Partnership Opens MOOCs for High Schoolers
Students looking to prepare for Advanced Placement exams, or simply expand their academic knowledge, now have free access to an array of classes.
Sam Atkeson, September 23, 2014
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President George H.W. Bush, U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos, center, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, right, and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, behind right, arrive for ceremonies concluding Mr. Bush’s 1989 education summit with state governors in Charlottesville, Va.
President George H.W. Bush, U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos, center, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, right, and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, behind right, arrive for ceremonies concluding Mr. Bush’s 1989 education summit with state governors in Charlottesville, Va.
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Standards & Accountability Historic Summit Fueled Push for K-12 Standards
Aftershocks continue from the 1989 meeting in Charlottesville, Va., where the White House and the nation's governors took an aggressive turn toward standards-based accountability in public education.
Alyson Klein, September 23, 2014
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Education Additional Resources
Further your understanding of the Education Summit with these additional resources.
September 23, 2014
Standards & Accountability Timeline: Fueling the Push for Education Standards
View a 25-year timeline of significant developments in the movement for standards-based accountability in public education.
September 23, 2014
Standards & Accountability Key Players of the 1989 Education Summit
The 1989 education summit in Charlottesville, Va., gave momentum to what's known as the standards-based reform movement, and formed a big portion of the education legacy for many policymakers who took part.
September 23, 2014
Recruitment & Retention Due Process Laws Vary for Teachers by State
An Education Week analysis has found an array of often-complicated state policies guiding how teachers are fired, and their rights to appeal such actions.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 23, 2014
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School Climate & Safety Discipline Debates Turn to Broad Terms Like 'Defiance'
School districts are zeroing in on such vague definitions as they seek to craft discipline policies that are more consistent and equitable, and that avoid overly harsh penalties for minor infractions.
Evie Blad, September 23, 2014
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Federal Opinion Harnessing Penny Power to Learn What Works
If federal officials would dedicate one penny of every dollar spent on K-12 learning to education research, the payback would be enormous, Robert Balfanz writes.
Robert Balfanz, September 23, 2014
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Education News in Brief Transitions
Michael Martirano, last week became the state schools superintendent in West Virginia.
September 23, 2014
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Standards & Accountability Will Common-Core Testing Platforms Impede Math Tasks?
Some mathematics experts worry the computer-based testing platforms will hamper a key element of the exams: open-ended math-performance tasks that test students' ability to apply their knowledge.
Liana Loewus, September 23, 2014
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Standards & Accountability The Performance Problem: An Example From a Common-Core Test
This is a sample 6th grade performance task for the common-core math assessment being developed by Smarter Balanced testing consortium.
September 23, 2014
Education Funding Report Roundup Performance Pay Proves Challenging
School districts faced some early challenges in carrying out a federal program that awards performance bonuses to educators, according to a one-year evaluation.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 23, 2014
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Education Funding Report Roundup College Aid
A new report shows many colleges are using Pell Grants to replace their own institutional grants and often not providing enough support to make attending college affordable for many disadvantaged students.
Caralee J. Adams, September 23, 2014
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Special Education Report Roundup Research Report: Special Education
The CDC recommends that young children be screened for developmental delays at 9, 18, and either 24 or 30 months.
Christina A. Samuels, September 23, 2014
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Assessment Report Roundup Charters
State charter school laws are overdue for tuneups to address authorizer standards and transparency and access issues, says a new report.
Arianna Prothero, September 23, 2014
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Education Funding Report Roundup Fundraising
School districts that boost their coffers by entering into money-making agreements with companies rarely gain much in return, researchers find.
Michele Molnar, September 23, 2014
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Teaching Profession Report Roundup Research Report: Teaching
Half of teachers leaving the profession report better working conditions in their new jobs, according to a new federal study of teacher retention and mobility.
Stephen Sawchuk, September 23, 2014
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Education Clarification Clarification
An article on students' dialects in the Sept. 10, 2014, edition of Education Week mischaracterized the gains in word decoding made in an eight-week pilot study of the ToggleTalk intervention. According to researchers, the participating students' improvements were very close to statistically significant in a study with a small sample size.
September 23, 2014
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Assessment News in Brief Assessment Group Makes Speaking-and-Listening Test Optional
The PARCC testing consortium has decided to make the speaking-and-listening section of its test optional for states for at least two years.
Catherine Gewertz, September 23, 2014
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School & District Management News in Brief Ex-Governors in S.C. Join Push for Civic Education
Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the test immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens.
The Associated Press, September 23, 2014
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Curriculum News in Brief Texas Limiting Influence of AP History Course
Amid an uproar in conservative circles about perceived anti-American bias in the new Advanced Placement U.S. History course and exam, Texas moved last week to require its high school students to learn only state-mandated curriculum.
The Associated Press, September 23, 2014
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Equity & Diversity News in Brief N.Y. Families Sue State Over Charter Funding
Several families from New York state have filed a lawsuit in state court claiming the funding gap between charter schools and regular district schools is unconstitutional.
Arianna Prothero, September 23, 2014
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College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Mass. Technical Schools Turning Students Away
A study has found that many vocational and technical high schools in Massachusetts have long waiting lists for students seeking admission.
The Associated Press, September 23, 2014
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