Issues

March 1, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 36, Issue 23
School & District Management News in Brief Probe Into iPad Buy in Los Angeles Dropped
A two-year federal probe into the Los Angeles school district's controversial multimillion-dollar plan to buy iPads for all students has ended without any charges being filed, the district announced last week.
Michele Molnar, February 28, 2017
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Law & Courts News in Brief Charter Law Found Legal in Washington State
A judge in Washington state has ruled that the state's charter school law is constitutional, another twist in an ongoing legal battle.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 28, 2017
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1 min read
Jill Biden
Jill Biden
Education News in Brief Transitions
Jill Biden, an educator and the wife of former Vice President Joe Biden, has been named board chairwoman of Save the Children. Biden teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College. She also has been a high school teacher.
February 28, 2017
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1 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Jon Krause for Education Week
Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion Five Predictions for Education in 2017
Here is what’s ahead for school choice, ed tech, and more, according to the CEO of a personalized-learning company.
Anthony Kim, February 28, 2017
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4 min read
School & District Management School District Leaders Weigh How—and Whether—to Engage DeVos
Some K-12 leaders are wary about the new education secretary and her views on the nation's public schools.
Denisa R. Superville, February 28, 2017
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4 min read
Equity & Diversity How Much Can Schools Protect Undocumented Students?
As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, some K-12 leaders are pledging to protect the rights and privacy of undocumented students. How much can they do?
Corey Mitchell, February 27, 2017
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4 min read
Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy shown at his home in Gloucester, Va., in August 2015, sued his school district for denying him access to the boys’ bathroom. The case will be argued before the Supreme Court this month.
Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy shown at his home in Gloucester, Va., in August 2015, sued his school district for denying him access to the boys’ bathroom. The case will be argued before the Supreme Court this month.
Steve Helber/AP-File
Law & Courts Attention Turns to Courts in Battle Over Transgender-Student Rights
All eyes will be on the Supreme Court later this month when it hears a case that could either expand or curtail the rights of transgender students.
Evie Blad & Mark Walsh, February 24, 2017
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7 min read
Don’t Play Politics With the Common Core: Even if Donald Trump could “end” the common core, that may not be what teachers want, writes Maria Ferguson.
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Don't Play Politics With the Common Core
Even if Donald Trump could "end" the common core, that may not be what teachers want, writes Maria Ferguson.
Maria Ferguson, February 24, 2017
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4 min read
Vicky Sosa, a high school senior, marches outside the Grayson County courthouse in Sherman, Texas, on Feb. 16, during a rally marking "A Day Without Immigrants."
Vicky Sosa, a high school senior, marches outside the Grayson County courthouse in Sherman, Texas, on Feb. 16, during a rally marking "A Day Without Immigrants."
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Equity & Diversity Undocumented Teachers Shielded by DACA in Legal and Emotional Limbo
More than 100 Teach For America teachers are among 750,000 undocumented immigrants protected by the deferred-action policy, which President Trump has said is a "very difficult subject" for him.
Corey Mitchell, February 17, 2017
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9 min read
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