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Special Report Building the Digital District
March 14, 2013
Seniors Michael Callahan, left, Ariel Camacho, and Hannah-Marie Valenzuela view photos on a laptop during their lunch break at Ramona High School.
Seniors Michael Callahan, left, Ariel Camacho, and Hannah-Marie Valenzuela view photos on a laptop during their lunch break at Ramona High School.
Eric Grigorian for Education Week
Special Report Common Core Instructional Opportunities
The Common Core State Standards are being introduced in all but four states, presenting the need for immediate and far-reaching instructional changes. This exclusive online-only story package explores the ways classroom educators, in a variety of subjects and with a diverse range of students, are adapting to the new framework for teaching and learning.
March 13, 2013
Sarah Kirby, 17, looks for textual evidence to support her interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby during an International Baccalaureate English class at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Sarah Kirby, 17, looks for textual evidence to support her interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby during an International Baccalaureate English class at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2013: School Climate
Safety, Discipline, and School Climate
January 10, 2013
A student passes through security at the beginning of the school day at Christian Fenger High School in Chicago.
A student passes through security at the beginning of the school day at Christian Fenger High School in Chicago.
Peter Hoffman for Education Week
Special Report Rethinking Literacy
This special report focuses on the shifts in literacy instruction envisioned by the Common Core State Standards.
November 14, 2012
Prekindergartners at Calvin Rodwell Elementary School in Baltimore, above, listen to their teacher, Erika Parker, as she reads A Day at the Pumpkin Patch, a nonfiction book about visiting a farm. The book is part of a unit that aims to blend the reading of stories and nonfiction with learning outside the classroom. The day after the children read the book, they visited Summers Farm in Frederick, Md.
Prekindergartners at Calvin Rodwell Elementary School in Baltimore, above, listen to their teacher, Erika Parker, as she reads <i>A Day at the Pumpkin Patch</i>, a nonfiction book about visiting a farm. The book is part of a unit that aims to blend the reading of stories and nonfiction with learning outside the classroom. The day after the children read the book, they visited Summers Farm in Frederick, Md.
Greg Kahn for Education Week
Special Report Evaluating What Works in Blended Learning
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, examines several blended learning approaches and aims to identify what is working.
October 24, 2012
Melissa Gorman, a special education teacher at the Academy for Design and Construction at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., works with Delvonte Jackson-Stewart, an 11th grader, in his blended learning class. The course takes place in the school’s computer lab with a 1-to-8 adult-to-student ratio.
Melissa Gorman, a special education teacher at the Academy for Design and Construction at Union High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., works with Delvonte Jackson-Stewart, an 11th grader, in his blended learning class. The course takes place in the school’s computer lab with a 1-to-8 adult-to-student ratio.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
Special Report Developing Teacher Leaders
This exclusive online-only story package explores the growing interest in the issue of teacher leadership, highlighting programs and initiatives designed to help teachers advance in their careers and exert more influence in schools.
October 17, 2012
TAP master teacher Vicki Cabra, right, speaks to teachers during a "cluster meeting" at North Desoto Middle School in Stonewall, La., on Oct. 4.
TAP master teacher Vicki Cabra, right, speaks to teachers during a "cluster meeting" at North Desoto Middle School in Stonewall, La., on Oct. 4.
Val Horvath Davidson for Education Week
Special Report Schools Open Doors to New E-Learning Rules
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, examines how state policymakers, educators, and schools are rethinking and changing the rules for e-learning.
August 29, 2012
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Special Report Title IX at 40
In this collection, Education Week examines the landmark federal law’s history, progress, and remaining barriers.
June 13, 2012
Nadiya Holley, the quarterback for the Ballou High School flag-football team, eludes opponents during a game this spring. The District of Columbia schools, as well as those in New York City, offer the sport—the closest equivalent to football for girls.
Nadiya Holley, the quarterback for the Ballou High School flag-football team, eludes opponents during a game this spring. The District of Columbia schools, as well as those in New York City, offer the sport—the closest equivalent to football for girls.
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post/Getty
Special Report Trailing Behind, Moving Forward
Latino Students in U.S. Schools
June 7, 2012
Adiel Granados, 17, reviews a quiz in his Advanced Placement Chemistry class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Md. Born in El Salvador, the junior plans to go to college and become an engineer.
Adiel Granados, 17, reviews a quiz in his Advanced Placement Chemistry class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Md. Born in El Salvador, the junior plans to go to college and become an engineer.
--Nicole Fruge/Education Week
Special Report Math, Literacy, & Common Standards
This special report maps out the landscape of academic content and instruction in the common-core era.
April 25, 2012
Arnett Elementary 2nd grader Jalynn Miller explains a subtraction problem to Makaya Sims, left, while Ms. Ball and David Butler observe. Teachers at the school in the Erlanger-Elsmere district are asking students to help design their “learning targets.”
Arnett Elementary 2nd grader Jalynn Miller explains a subtraction problem to Makaya Sims, left, while Ms. Ball and David Butler observe. Teachers at the school in the Erlanger-Elsmere district are asking students to help design their “learning targets.”
Pat McDonogh for Education Week
Special Report Turnaround Watch
Education Week, the Education Writers Association, and The Hechinger Report partnered with 18 news outlets for this special series examining how $3 billion in federal School Improvement Grants is being used in efforts to revitalize some of the nation's lowest-performing schools.
April 15, 2012
Seventh grader Jasmine Dukes, center, waits in line with classmates at Friendship Preparatory Academy in Baltimore. The school used federal School Improvement Grant money for improvements such as installing white boards, painting the hallways, replacing flooring, and paying for classroom libraries.
Seventh grader Jasmine Dukes, center, waits in line with classmates at Friendship Preparatory Academy in Baltimore. The school used federal School Improvement Grant money for improvements such as installing white boards, painting the hallways, replacing flooring, and paying for classroom libraries.
Matt Roth for Education Week
Special Report Virtual Shift
E-learning turns toward district-level approaches and a focus on accountability
March 15, 2012
Roma Chokshi, a junior at Springfield High School in Springfield, Ohio, participates in a special program at her school that allows high-achieving students the opportunity to take additional courses online, which she can work on at home, above.
Roma Chokshi, a junior at Springfield High School in Springfield, Ohio, participates in a special program at her school that allows high-achieving students the opportunity to take additional courses online, which she can work on at home, above.
Larry C. Price for Education Week

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