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August 30, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 37, Issue 02
Education Correction Correction
An article in the Aug. 23 issue of Education Week on kindergarten transition programs misstated the number of school districts that have Kids in Transition to School programs.
August 29, 2017
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States Interactive State Superintendent Salaries: How Much Do They Make? (Explore the Data)
State superintendents in recent years have been given increased responsibilities, but in many cases their salaries have not kept pace.
Francisco Vara-Orta & Daarel Burnette II, August 29, 2017
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10 min read
Equity & Diversity More Americans Give Top Grades to Public Schools
But the public also wants schools to provide more career and health supports—even if it means less academics, a poll finds.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 28, 2017
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5 min read
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Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion An ESSA Co-Author Weighs In on Accountability
The Education Department must step up to enforce ESSA, writes the law’s co-author, former Minnesota Rep. John Kline.
John Kline, August 25, 2017
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3 min read
Seniors take part in graduation practice earlier this year at Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Ind. Offering several different diploma options for students, Indiana is feeling pressure from a new law that requires states to base their graduation rates on only the students who get the “standard” diploma earned by most students.
Seniors take part in graduation practice earlier this year at Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Ind. Offering several different diploma options for students, Indiana is feeling pressure from a new law that requires states to base their graduation rates on only the students who get the “standard” diploma earned by most students.
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Every Student Succeeds Act New Federal Rule Could Force States to Lower Graduation Rates
Because of a little-noticed provision in ESSA, states that offer several diploma options may have to revise their graduation rates.
Catherine Gewertz, August 25, 2017
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7 min read
Federal Obama-Era School Snack Rules Slow to Change Student Eating Habits
Federal rules known as “smart snacks in schools” set stricter standards for foods that schools participating in the National School Lunch Program sell throughout the day.
Evie Blad, August 24, 2017
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4 min read
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Special Education Opinion Have SAT Accommodations Gone Too Far?
With more students now able to take the SAT with accommodations, does that change the test's validity? asks school attorney Miriam Kurtzig Freedman.
Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, August 24, 2017
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5 min read
Discarded furniture and textbooks litter an abandoned classroom in the old Crispus Attucks School on Chicago’s South Side. The school was closed in 2008 and reopened in a new location nearby as the Crispus Attucks Academy. New research finds that most students who attend schools that are shut down for low academic achievement don't end up in schools that are better.
Discarded furniture and textbooks litter an abandoned classroom in the old Crispus Attucks School on Chicago’s South Side. The school was closed in 2008 and reopened in a new location nearby as the Crispus Attucks Academy. New research finds that most students who attend schools that are shut down for low academic achievement don't end up in schools that are better.
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Equity & Diversity Closing Failing Schools Doesn't Help Most Students, Study Finds
Black students and low-income children are more likely to attend public schools that get shut down for poor performance and most of them will not end up attending better schools, according to new research from Stanford University.
Denisa R. Superville, August 24, 2017
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6 min read
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