August 3, 2016
Education Week, Vol. 35, Issue 37
Reading & Literacy
Report Roundup
Research Report: Literacy
A new study in the journal Urban Education finds one potential reason for summer slide: Lack of access to print books in high-poverty neighborhoods.
Early Childhood
Report Roundup
Early Education
While national political dialogue has focused on improving preschool, the first years of elementary school has gotten less attention, even though its requirements vary significantly state to state, finds a new report by the Education Commission of the States.
International
Report Roundup
Teacher Quality
U.S. elementary teachers get far less training than teachers in high-achieving countries for deep understanding of the content they teach, finds a study by the Center on International Education Benchmarking.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Rural Education
High school students taking college courses in rural areas can face fewer options and higher cost, finds a new report by the Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia.
Families & the Community
Report Roundup
Parent Involvement
Parents in the District of Columbia's school system chose their children's schools based in part on how closely the schools' racial makeup matched their own children, a new study shows.
Classroom Technology
Educators Weigh Learning Value of Pokémon Go
Teachers see potential to use the Pokémon Go game to help teach local history, civics, and other lessons, but skeptics worry about privacy risks.
Assessment
Opinion
Standardized-Test Prep Isn't the Big, Bad Wolf
Preparing students for standardized tests does much more than merely teach "tips and tricks," writes test-prep instructor Travis Coleman.
Every Student Succeeds Act
K-12 Fights for Airtime as Presidential Election Issue
With the political conventions over, national security and other concerns may tamp down the profile of education in the policy debates leading up to November's presidential election.
Teaching
Opinion
Turning Students Into Global Citizens
In an ever-shrinking world, global competency is essential for both educators and their students, writes Fernando M. Reimers.
Recruitment & Retention
N.J. Program Fast-Tracks New Physics Teachers
The effort by the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning, which taps teachers of other subjects, produces more physics teachers a year than any preservice program in the country.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
U.S. Secretary of Education: Let's Educate, Not Incarcerate
The return on investment in education has grown in recent decades, so why does our spending on incarceration outpace aid to education, asks John B. King Jr.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Louisiana Offers Its Homegrown Standards-Based Lessons to Teachers Nationwide
Faced with a dearth of common-core-aligned English/language arts curricula, state education officials asked teachers to create a homegrown, online program—and made it free to all.