EdWeek Update: January 23, 2017: January 23, 2017

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Schools Grappling With Fee Hikes for AP Exams

Thanks to a little-noticed ESSA provision, many schools are losing subsidies that once defrayed the testing costs for needy students. Read more.

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Senate Education Committee Delays Vote on Betsy DeVos' Nomination

The vote's delay comes one day after DeVos completed a lengthy financial disclosure of her financial assets. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

• DeVos Files Financial Disclosure, Ethics Letter Vowing to Divest Education Assets

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. Read more.

(Education Week)

• Trump White House Delays Obama's ESSA Accountability Regulations

Trump: American Schools 'Flush With Cash,' But Failing Students

President Donald Trump in his inaugural address painted a picture of an American public school system that spends big, while getting poor results for its students. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

• Students and Teachers Anxious, Hopeful at Trump Inauguration

At Women's March, Some Teachers Target Betsy DeVos' 'Grizzly' Hearing

At Women's March, Some Teachers Target DeVos' 'Grizzly' Hearing

Scores of educators were among the hundreds of thousands of people who joined the "Women's March" in Washington Saturday to protest President Donald Trump on his first full day in office. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

COMMENTARY

Education Policy Ideas for President Trump

Five education policy experts weigh in on what the K-12 policy priorities should be under a Trump administration. Read more.

(Education Week)

MORE NEWS

Ed-Tech Surges Internationally–and Choices for Schools Become More Confusing
(Marketplace K-12)

Montana's Report of ACT Scores to Feds Called Into Question
(High School & Beyond)

In New Mexico, Disagreement About 3rd Grade Reading and 'Social Promotion'
(Curriculum Matters)

As Trump Takes Office, Educators Renew Call to Protect DREAMers
(Learning the Language)

New $100 Million Initiative to Boost Leadership in Texas Public Schools
(District Dossier)

U.S. Ed. Dept. Defers Approval of ACT for Accountability in Wyoming, Wisconsin
(High School & Beyond)

Holocaust Group Will Release Classroom Resources for Trump's First 100 Days
(Teaching Now)

MORE VIEWS

4 Phrases All Teachers Say and No Students Understand
(Finding Common Ground)

Will $20,000 Grants Entice High-Demand Teachers?
(Walt Gardner's Reality Check)

School Culture and Relationships Thrive with a 5:1 Positivity Ratio
(Vander Ark on Innovation)

What If Betsy DeVos Is Not Confirmed?
(The K-12 Contrarian)

Advice for the New President
(Leadership 360)

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