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DeVos nomination approved on 52-48 party-line vote
Betsy DeVos is one step closer to becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, with a final confirmation vote expected next week.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Michigan public high school courts Chinese students and their tuition dollars
Oxford High School, north of Detroit, started building a pipeline between Michigan and China in 2010 under then-Superintendent William Skilling.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
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Tax credits — more than vouchers — could hold key to Catholic school growth
Catholic Schools Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the competition charter schools have represented for Catholic schools and where tax credits and vouchers fit in.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
California Supreme Court ruling to impact charter school boundaries
A growing number of the state's charters operate outside of traditional brick-and-mortar settings, giving them the ability to serve students in adjacent districts.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
NCTQ report challenges impact of new teacher evaluations
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s latest report criticizes the lax or absent use of student growth.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
DeVos gets committee approval, accused of plagiarism before full Senate vote
U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos advanced out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on a party-line vote.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Teacher training hamstrings California Common Core implementation
Many educators and experts believe implementation of the standards adopted in 2010 has been limited by a lack of access to teacher prep.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Feds could spur better public-private partnerships for students
Public-private partnerships offer a way to extend the reach of education organizations and prepare students for long-term success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
California moving forward with science exam pilot despite federal ruling
One of the final decisions of the Obama Education Department was to deny the state’s request to offer only the pilot this year instead of a full legacy test.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Tracking proficiency, growth doesn't have to be 'either-or' decision
California’s CORE districts are moving ahead with efforts to measure both.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Some states drop exit exams while others create new ones
California and Arizona have eliminated such requirements for high school grads in recent years, while Connecticut and Colorado are creating new, controversial tests.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Enrollment, test scores fall or stagnate in segregated Harlem schools
Traditional neighborhood schools in Harlem have been losing students to alternatives in the charter or private sector, even while public schools in the nearby Upper West Side thrive.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 27, 2017 -
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States, universities rethink principal prep to align with new standards
New national standards were released in 2015, and universities in Missouri, Delaware and Nebraska are among those redesigning programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 27, 2017 -
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Rhode Island moves forward on scaled personalized learning effort
The state had a strong focus on blended learning several years ago, creating a technological foundation to explore and scale best practices in personalized learning.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 25, 2017 -
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43 states have disproportionate arrest rates of black students in schools
An analysis of federal data by the Education Week Research Center found the share of black students arrested at school to be 20 percentage points higher than their share of enrollment in 20 states.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 25, 2017 -
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Deep DiveSchools chase energy savings, educational opportunity in solar
Poway Unified School District in Southern California expects to save $250,000 per year because of its latest solar energy project.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Where federal policy under Trump could mean big changes for education
The new administration is set to impact a lot more than school choice, and Education Week’s compilation of top issues to watch includes ESSA implementation, Ed. Dept. funding and civil rights.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 25, 2017 -
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Critics say DeVos' stance on school choice has already been proven wrong
Sarah Carr, editor of the Teacher Project at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, writes for Slate that history has made clear school choice without any government intervention is bad for kids.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Are these ed tech buzzwords on the chopping block under Trump?
Terms like the 'achievement gap,' 'data-driven instruction,' and 'flipped classrooms' got a foothold during the Obama administration, but some may not survive Trump’s presidency.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Education leaders bristle at Trump mention of 'students deprived of all knowledge'
In his inaugural address on Friday, President Donald Trump lamented his view of an education system “flush with cash” that nevertheless leaves students “deprived of all knowledge.”
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 23, 2017 -
Federal analysis of SIG program finds no impact on student outcomes
The Obama Administration sent $7 billion to districts between 2010 to 2015 under the School Improvement Grant program but a study says it didn’t improve test scores or grad rates.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 23, 2017 -
Music ed, DeVos and ransomware: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on how colleges are looking to boost their bottom lines and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Are data collection efforts at risk in a Trump presidency?
Budget hawks under the new administration could scale back beefed-up data collection at the federal level meant to help states move forward with their own efforts.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 20, 2017 -
NGSS early adopters embrace new standards in California
About 200,000 students attend K-8 schools that signed on as early adopters of the Next Generation Science Standards, which will be the basis of state tests starting in 2019.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What does leading the nation on NGSS look like?
Washington was a lead state in developing the Next Generation Science Standards, and now it is ahead of other states in developing a comprehensive, summative assessment.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 19, 2017
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