EdWeek Update: November 30, 2016: November 30, 2016

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COMMENTARY

Alaska Is Failing Its Indigenous Students

To improve the graduation odds of Alaska Native students, some key schooling changes are required, writes Evon Peter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Read more.

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Details Awaited on Trump Team's Early-Ed. Path

Making child care more affordable was one of a handful of education policy positions that President-elect Donald Trump tackled on the campaign trail. Read more.

(Education Week)

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Post-Election Event: What’s Ahead for Pre-K-12

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Trump's Pick for HHS Secretary Advocated for State Control of Head Start

Back in 2007, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services, pushed a proposal to have Head Start funds managed by states. Read more.

(Early Years)

OPINION

10 Ways to Use Quality Digital Curriculum

Evidence of deeper learning outcomes as a result of digital learning continues to fuel school and district support. Tom Vander Ark offers 10 ways a district can deploy a high-quality digital curriculum. Read more.

(Vander Ark on Innovation)

K-12 MARKETPLACE INTEL

Cracking Open Opportunities in China's Education Market

Chinese schools, particularly those operated privately, are buying a variety of curricular, ed-tech, and online management products, creating opportunities for foreign companies. Preview the article on EdWeek MarketBrief.

(EdWeek Market Brief)

MORE NEWS

Teachers Cite Post-Election Rise in Negativity, Bigotry in Schools in Survey
(Teaching Now)

High Court Again Weighs Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty
(The School Law Blog)

Trump's Attorney General Pick Draws Ire of Disability Advocates
(On Special Education)

Justice Department on S.C. Suit: Broad Laws Fuel 'School-to-Prison Pipeline'
(Rules for Engagement)

DeVos Has a Friend in Campbell Brown, Founder of Education News Site, The 74
(Education and the Media)

Indiana Considers Pausing School Accountability Penalties—Again
(State EdWatch)

MORE VIEWS

Teachers' Pensions Are Precarious
(Walt Gardner's Reality Check)

Four Ways School Leaders Can Support Innovation
(EdTech Researcher)

Creating Moments Our Students Will Remember
(Teacher-Leader Voices)

Public Education Is in Deep Trouble in the Age of Trump
(The K-12 Contrarian)

A Positive Role for Ed-Tech Products in the Murky World of SAT Scores
(The Startup Blog)

Teacher Preparation Is Evolving
(Career Corner)

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