Issues

April 27, 2016

Education Week, Vol. 35, Issue 29
School & District Management Report Roundup Digital Education
In 2015, spending on hardware for educational purposes amounted to $15 billion, an increase of 7 percent from 2014, according to Futuresource Consulting, a U.K.-based provider of ed-tech research.
Michele Molnar, April 26, 2016
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Equity & Diversity Report Roundup Stem Education
Hispanic students, like all students, are more likely to move into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers if they show an early interest in STEM and take on higher math and science courses in high school, finds a new federal analysis.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 26, 2016
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Professional Development Report Roundup Student Data
State longitudinal student-data systems have evolved, but collecting data alone is not enough to help teachers and researchers use the information to make meaningful improvements for students, according to a report by the Data Quality Campaign.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 26, 2016
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School & District Management Report Roundup Time and Learning
Students perform better in math classes held in the morning than they do in the afternoon, according to a study published last month in the Review of Economics and Statistics.
Marva Hinton, April 26, 2016
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Education Correction Correction
A story about the San Diego district's initiative to close the income and racial gaps in its Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs that appeared in the April 13, 2016, issue of Education Week should have said that fewer than 1 percent of diverse schools with significant AP and IB programs have AP and IB enrollments that reflect their schools' diversity.
April 26, 2016
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Special Education Alternative Tests Aligned With Common Core Find Niche in Special Ed.
Tests aligned to the common-core standards and specially designed for students with severe cognitive disabilities are managing to fill a need for a broad swath of states.
Christina A. Samuels, April 26, 2016
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6 min read
Law & Courts Vergara Reversal Spotlights Ongoing Equity Concerns
While affirming the constitutionality of California's teacher job-protection laws, the state appeals court decried "deplorable" school-staffing arrangements.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 25, 2016
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8 min read
Gavin Grimm stands on the front porch of his home in Gloucester, Va., in 2015. The high school student, who was born female but identifies as male, says it's discriminatory to make him use the girls' room or a single-stall unisex restroom at school.
Gavin Grimm stands on the front porch of his home in Gloucester, Va., in 2015. The high school student, who was born female but identifies as male, says it's discriminatory to make him use the girls' room or a single-stall unisex restroom at school.
Steve Helber/AP
Law & Courts Schools Get Clarity on Transgender Student Restroom Access
A federal appeals court ruling that Title IX protects the rights of students to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity could have far-reaching implications for schools.
Evie Blad, April 22, 2016
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5 min read
Hope Yen, an AP Art History student at Plano Senior High School in Texas, sketches a vase during a recent field trip to the Dallas Museum of Art. Students were asked to conduct a scavenger hunt through the museum and draw their findings. Some used iPhones and Google Classroom apps as part of that process.
Hope Yen, an AP Art History student at Plano Senior High School in Texas, sketches a vase during a recent field trip to the Dallas Museum of Art. Students were asked to conduct a scavenger hunt through the museum and draw their findings. Some used iPhones and Google Classroom apps as part of that process.
Brandon Thibodeaux for Education Week
Curriculum Tech Tools, Image Libraries Transforming Art History Classes
Teachers of art history are introducing students to great works with new precision through high-resolution images, immersive technologies, YouTube videos, and other platforms and digital systems.
Leo Doran, April 15, 2016
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John Gunnin, an AP Art History teacher at Corona Del Mar High School in California, has asked his students to analyze “Trade (Gifts for Trading Land With White People),” a work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. The 1992 piece is housed in the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. Source: With permission of the artist and the Accola Griefen Gallery.
John Gunnin, an AP Art History teacher at Corona Del Mar High School in California, has asked his students to analyze “Trade (Gifts for Trading Land With White People),” a work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. The 1992 piece is housed in the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. Source: With permission of the artist and the Accola Griefen Gallery.
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Curriculum New AP Art History Curriculum Opens Doors to World
Students in AP art history classes are now exposed to a much wider range of artworks from different cultures as part of a revision of the curriculum.
Leo Doran, April 15, 2016
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4 min read
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes snapchats -- text or emoji overlays on images -- of works in its collection. The snapchat on the left shows an annotated version of the 1652 oil painting “The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence” by Salomon de Bray. The one on the right depicts the bronze sculpture “The Shade” by Auguste Rodin.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes snapchats -- text or emoji overlays on images -- of works in its collection. The snapchat on the left shows an annotated version of the 1652 oil painting “The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence” by Salomon de Bray. The one on the right depicts the bronze sculpture “The Shade” by Auguste Rodin.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Curriculum Art Museum Woos Younger Generation Via Snapchat, Instagram
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is generating a huge online following of young people through its irreverent use of social networking tools.
Leo Doran, April 15, 2016
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2 min read
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