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Special Report Getting Reading Right
Learning to read is arguably the most important academic experience students will have during their school years. But it’s not a given.
December 4, 2019
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Special Report Personalized Learning
The optimistic vision of personalized learning shared by many educators does not match up well with what is actually happening in K-12 classrooms. That’s the big takeaway from Education Week’s latest special report on personalized learning.
November 6, 2019
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Special Report Inside the Principal-Teacher Relationship
Education Week talked to dozens of principals about strategies for building strong partnerships with teachers and heard from many teachers about what they need most from school leaders.
October 16, 2019
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Special Report Why Ed Tech Is Not Used and What to Do About It
See Education Week’s special report about how schools are tracking the usage of educational technology tools and the steps they are taking to make better use of those technologies.
October 2, 2019
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Special Report Managing the Money
Money fuels the daily operations of every school and district, but funding fights often take place far from the classroom. This special report focuses on what those on the hot seat are doing to make sure the taxpayer’s dollar gets spent in a way that advances learning.
September 25, 2019
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Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2019: Grading the States
The third and final installment of Quality Counts 2019 sums up all the strands of Education Week’s year-long dive into the strengths and weaknesses of the nation’s K-12 system, including A-F grades and rankings for the U.S. and each state.
September 4, 2019
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Special Report The 5 Biggest Challenges Facing K-12 Tech Leaders
This Education Week review of the top technology challenges facing K-12 schools is the third of three special reports focused on the needs of district technology leaders, including chief technology officers.
June 19, 2019
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Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2019: School Finance
The second installment of Education Week’s annual Quality Counts series examines how much the nation and the states spend on public schools and how fairly that money is spread around.
June 5, 2019
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Special Report Blind Spots in Teacher Professional Development
For this special report, Education Week reporters looked at the many ways teachers are frustrated by professional learning experiences, and what districts are doing to make changes.
May 15, 2019
Marie Hatwan reflects on her group's ideas to address implicit bias during a professional development day held with Californians For Justice at the Teacher Resource Center in Long Beach, Calif. on April 13, 2019.
Marie Hatwan reflects on her group's ideas to address implicit bias during a professional development day held with Californians For Justice at the Teacher Resource Center in Long Beach, Calif. on April 13, 2019.
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Special Report Technology Counts 2019
K-12 educators do not believe the continued expansion of new technologies into U.S. schools is transforming education, according to an Education Week survey. Learn more in this special report.
April 24, 2019
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Special Report Putting ESSA's Puzzle Together
This special report on the Every Student Succeeds Act offers a big-picture look at the state of play on ESSA nationally some three years after the federal K-12 law’s passage.
April 3, 2019
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Special Report K-12 Cybersecurity
Education Week delves into the nature of the threats facing K-12 systems and the steps they can take to protect themselves. This examination of K-12 cybersecurity is the second of three special reports focused on the needs of K-12 district technology leaders, including chief technology officers.
March 19, 2019
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