Issues

April 5, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 36, Issue 27
Special Education Report Roundup Research Report: Special Education
A new, two-volume report exploring the experiences of students with disabilities highlights key indicators that such students will succeed after high school.
Christina A. Samuels, April 4, 2017
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School Climate & Safety From Our Research Center Survey: Teachers Talk Politics to Students, Despite Divisive Atmosphere
While national politics are still creating sharp divides in school communities, most teachers aren't avoiding the topic, says a survey from the Education Week Research Center.
Madeline Will, April 4, 2017
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Teaching Profession Survey Data: Discussing Controversial Topics in the Classroom
More than 830 educators took part in a survey on discussing controversial topics in class. National politics, rather than hot-button issues like race and religion, seemed to be the most divisive in 2017.
April 4, 2017
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion The Life-Changing Potential of Student Mentorship
Mentoring programs are a cost-effective, high-yield intervention for at-risk youths, College Bound executive director Kenneth Ward writes.
Kenneth Ward, April 4, 2017
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School & District Management Principals' Test Not Predictive of Success on the Job
Research shows no positive correlation between how would-be principals perform on a widely used licensure exam and their success as school leaders.
Denisa R. Superville, April 4, 2017
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Second grader James Haas, left, and 3rd grader Connor Zurawa build a structure from marshmallows and toothpicks during a STEM activity at the SHINE after-school program at Lawrence B. Morris Elementary School in Jim Thorpe, Pa. The federal program that gives SHINE most of its funding is on the list of those that would be scrapped under the Trump administration’s budget proposal.
Second grader James Haas, left, and 3rd grader Connor Zurawa build a structure from marshmallows and toothpicks during a STEM activity at the SHINE after-school program at Lawrence B. Morris Elementary School in Jim Thorpe, Pa. The federal program that gives SHINE most of its funding is on the list of those that would be scrapped under the Trump administration’s budget proposal.
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Every Student Succeeds Act After-School, Summer Learning Efforts at Budget Risk
Advocates and educators are pushing back at claims that the $1.1 billion 21st Century Community Learning Center program slated for elimination by the Trump administration fails to deliver.
Alyson Klein, April 3, 2017
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Federal Educators Oppose Trump Plan to Scrap Teacher-Support Program
Elimination of $2.3 billion in Title II grants to districts under the Trump administration's proposed budget could hamper ESSA implementation, program supporters say.
Alyson Klein, April 3, 2017
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Why I’m Worried About the Future of Charter Schools: The charter movement is at an inflection point, writes Greg Richmond, CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
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Federal Opinion Why I'm Worried About the Future of Charter Schools
The charter movement is at an inflection point, writes Greg Richmond, CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
Greg Richmond, March 30, 2017
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Special Education Will High Court Ruling Raise Expectations for Special Ed.?
Experts on children with disabilities are cheering a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court as a clear win that establishes more-ambitious academic standards for special education students.
Christina A. Samuels & Mark Walsh, March 24, 2017
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Plastic cups spell out Rockville Strong, at Rockville High School in Rockville, Md., this week. The school has been thrust into the national immigration debate after a 14-year-old student said she was raped in a bathroom, allegedly by two classmates, both of whom authorities have said came to the U.S. illegally from Central America.
Plastic cups spell out Rockville Strong, at Rockville High School in Rockville, Md., this week. The school has been thrust into the national immigration debate after a 14-year-old student said she was raped in a bathroom, allegedly by two classmates, both of whom authorities have said came to the U.S. illegally from Central America.
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School Climate & Safety High School Rape Case Becomes Flashpoint in Immigration Debate
The alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in a Rockville, Md., high school has exploded into outrage over immigration as the two suspects are undocumented immigrant students from Central America.
Corey Mitchell, March 24, 2017
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Federal Map: Tracking Betsy DeVos' School Visits
Each time U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visits a school, we'll mark it down on this map. We'll note the name and location of the school, whether it's a traditional public, charter, or private school, the date, and link to any of our coverage of her visit.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 22, 2017
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