EdWeek Update: January 16, 2018: January 16, 2018

Your daily education news and insight for January 16, 2018. View as web page.

COMMENTARY

A Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Takes on the Master Schedule

A school’s master schedule can take months to build and can contribute to education inequities. Adam Pisoni wants to change all of that. Read more.

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After Trump Insult, Educators Rally Around Haitian, African Students

The comments come at a time when more foreign-born black people live in the United States than at any time in history—and many of the residents are children enrolled in the nation's K-12 public schools. Read more.

(Learning the Language)

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Supreme Court to Weigh Internet Sales Tax Issue of Interest to Schools, States

An overruling of key precedents that prevent states from collecting sales tax on many out-of-state purchases could bring enormous new revenues to schools and states. Read more.

(The School Law Blog)

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K-12 a Key Topic for State Legislators as Sessions Gavel to a Start

School finance and policy changes driven by the Every Student Succeeds Act are on the horizon as all but three state legislatures go into full swing this month. Read more.

(Education Week)

How Is Policing Depicted in Children's Books? Oakland Librarians Took a Look

Children's librarians at the Oakland Public Library developed a toolkit to help peers evaluate how police officers and policing are represented in the books they offer for children. Read more.

(Curriculum Matters)

OPINION

From Binders to Instagram: How Teachers Can Better Communicate With Families in 2018

With digital tools and social media platforms, teachers can keep families connected to the classroom, educator Cristie Watson writes. Read more.

(Teacher)

MORE NEWS

New Emails Surface in Trump Administration Probe of Race-Conscious College Admissions
(High School & Beyond)

When Good Teachers Oversee Multiple Classrooms, Does Learning Improve?
(Teaching Now)

How Do ESSA Plans Stack Up on Using Evidence in School Improvement?
(Politics K-12)

K-12 District Spending Analysis Raises Red Flag About ESSA School Comparisons
(Marketplace K-12)

Using Data to Help ELLs Succeed Requires Partnerships, Persistence, Report Argues
(Learning the Language)

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(Walt Gardner's Reality Check)

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(Global Learning)

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(Work in Progress)

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(Next Gen Learning in Action)

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