January 25, 2017
Education Week, Vol. 36, Issue 19
College & Workforce Readiness
Pressure Mounts on Higher Ed. to Improve Principal Preparation
Calls to modernize how prospective principals are selected and trained are being heeded in some states and universities.
School & District Management
From Teacher to Principal: A Look at the Typical Pathway
The career path to the principalship has been a fairly rigid one until recently.
Education
Teachers, What Makes an Ideal Principal?
Education Week asked teachers to share their visions for what makes an ideal principal. Read some of their responses, then share your own take on the #idealprincipal to describe the qualities, traits, and experiences that add up to a strong, effective principal.
Education
Correction
Corrections
A story in the Jan. 18, 2017, issue of Education Week about states' freedom to set their own goals under the Every Student Succeeds Act misspelled the name of Michigan's deputy education superintendent, Venessa A. Keesler.
Professional Development
Report Roundup
Teacher Preparation
Teachers make up about one-third of participants in the massive open online courses offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, according to a new report by researchers at the two institutions.
School Climate & Safety
Report Roundup
Bus Safety
In spite of recent high-profile bus crashes in Texas and Tennessee, a new Government Accountability Office report suggests school buses are still a safe way to get students to school.
Assessment
Report Roundup
Science Instruction for ELLs
Integrating innovative science courses and English-language instruction can dramatically boost student achievement in the sciences, reading, and writing, finds a new study from the Oakland, Calif.-based Education Trust West.
Reading & Literacy
Report Roundup
Research Report: Literacy
What many teachers note as being "hot" in national conversations about literacy isn't what they think is most important, according to a survey by the International Literacy Association.
Education Funding
Report Roundup
School Improvement
Adopting a school improvement model under the multibillion-dollar federal school improvement grants didn't lead to any significant improvements in students' math or reading test scores, graduation rates, or college enrollment, according to the Institute of Education Science's final evaluation report on the program.
School & District Management
Opinion
Betsy DeVos, Rahm Emanuel, and School Privatization
Rahm Emanuel's criticism of Betsy DeVos ignores the similarities of their agendas, writes Chicago Teachers' Union President Karen Lewis.
Every Student Succeeds Act
6 Key Federal Policy Areas to Watch Under Trump
President Donald Trump's ascendance could upend K-12 education in ways that are felt from the Education Department in Washington to urban schools that serve big numbers of immigrant students.
School & District Management
Iconic School-Reform Group Ends 33-Year Run
A casualty of changing school-reform trends, the Coalition for Essential Schools will close its national office this month.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Faster Internet, Lower Bandwidth Costs for Schools, Study Shows
The E-rate program, state broadband initiatives, and technological improvements continue to yield big gains in K-12 internet connectivity, according to a new analysis by EducationSuperHighway.