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Special Report Motivation Matters
Engaging Students, Creating Learners
June 5, 2014
Seniors Absadi Kidane, right, and Rafael Rodriguez compare active vs. resting heart rates in a class on anatomy, physiology, and disease at Da Vinci Science High School in Los Angeles.
Seniors Absadi Kidane, right, and Rafael Rodriguez compare active vs. resting heart rates in a class on anatomy, physiology, and disease at Da Vinci Science High School in Los Angeles.
David Walter Banks for Education Week
Special Report Vision Meets Reality
This special report explores how the initial vision for the standards—and for aligned assessments—is now bumping up against reality in states, school districts, and local communities.
April 23, 2014
Nimra Mian and other 7th graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., take the PARCC field test last year. As common-core-aligned testing officially gets under way this spring, many teachers say they are feeling pinched to cover their subject matter. Snow days are compounding the pressure, as teachers rush to make up for missed instruction.
Nimra Mian and other 7th graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., take the PARCC field test last year. As common-core-aligned testing officially gets under way this spring, many teachers say they are feeling pinched to cover their subject matter. Snow days are compounding the pressure, as teachers rush to make up for missed instruction.
--Gretchen Ertl for Education Week-File
Special Report Digital Advances Reshaping K-12 Testing
March 10, 2014
Sixth grader Jackie Blumhoefer, middle, reacts as she takes over first place during a game of SimCityEDU: Pollution Challenge at Valleyview Middle School in Denville, N.J.
Sixth grader Jackie Blumhoefer, middle, reacts as she takes over first place during a game of SimCityEDU: Pollution Challenge at Valleyview Middle School in Denville, N.J.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Special Report New Directions in Assessment
Addressing an area of both frustration and possibility for many teachers, this online story package explores new developments and trends in the practice of testing and assessment in schools. The stories focus on initiatives designed to link assessment more closely with classroom learning and instruction and thus provide integral solutions for teachers.
March 5, 2014
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Special Report Sizing Up Blended Learning
This special report, part of Education Week's ongoing series on virtual education, examines the opportunities and persistent questions that surround schools' and districts' implementation of blended learning.
January 29, 2014
At Severna Park High School, teacher Anthony Lopes helps high school freshman Lauren Zlotorzynski, left, as classmate Alex Dusold, works on his own laptop. Students at the Maryland school are using a blended learning curriculum that showed promising results on a recent, federally sponsored study.
At Severna Park High School, teacher Anthony Lopes helps high school freshman Lauren Zlotorzynski, left, as classmate Alex Dusold, works on his own laptop. Students at the Maryland school are using a blended learning curriculum that showed promising results on a recent, federally sponsored study.
Swikar Patel
Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2014: District Disruption & Revival
School Systems Reshape to Compete--And Improve
January 9, 2014
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Special Report Moving Beyond the Mainstream
This special report looks at the challenges educators face in adapting the Common Core State Standards for students with disabilities, English-learners, and gifted students.
October 30, 2013
Teacher Meredith Vanden Berg works with Jose Virgen, an English-learner in her 8th grade science class in Beaverton, Ore. She has been working with other teachers in her school to develop strategies for helping English-learners master the common core.
Teacher Meredith Vanden Berg works with Jose Virgen, an English-learner in her 8th grade science class in Beaverton, Ore. She has been working with other teachers in her school to develop strategies for helping English-learners master the common core.
Leah Nash for Education Week
Special Report Inside Classroom Management
Addressing a central challenge for many teachers, this online story package explores best practices and developments in classroom management.
October 14, 2013
Students at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science in the District of Columbia put laptops away after class.
Students at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science in the District of Columbia put laptops away after class. Teachers are finding that technology-infused classrooms require a new layer of management techniques and procedures.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
Special Report Managing the Digital District
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, aims to address such questions and provide guidance for school leaders looking for new ideas and approaches for managing the digital evolution of their districts.
October 2, 2013
Jan Mathis, left, and Brian Kayes, employees of the Erie 1/Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Western New York Regional Information Center, speak in an unused wood shop turned technology storage and work area at Ripley Central School in Ripley, N.Y. The school district does not have a single tech leader, but instead uses the nonprofit BOCES for help with everything from tech support to staff training.
Jan Mathis, left, and Brian Kayes, employees of the Erie 1/Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Western New York Regional Information Center, speak in an unused wood shop turned technology storage and work area at Ripley Central School in Ripley, N.Y. The school district does not have a single tech leader, but instead uses the nonprofit BOCES for help with everything from tech support to staff training.
Brett Carlsen for Education Week
Special Report Second Chances
Turning Dropouts Into Graduates
June 6, 2013
Devonte Perry-McCullum, center, works on a photography assignment during his science class at Innovations High School, a reflection of the school’s emphasis on integrating the arts into core academic subjects. Innovations was the Chicago student's third try at high school. Now firmly back on track, Perry-McCullum was accepted to six of the seven colleges to which he applied this school year.
Devonte Perry-McCullum, center, works on a photography assignment during his science class at Innovations High School, a reflection of the school’s emphasis on integrating the arts into core academic subjects. Innovations was the Chicago student's third try at high school. Now firmly back on track, Perry-McCullum was accepted to six of the seven colleges to which he applied this school year.
Philip Scott Andrews for Education Week
Special Report Digital Curricula Evolving
This special report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, examines how technological trends are changing teaching and learning.
May 22, 2013
Chris Merkert offers one-on-one instruction to Rafael Marquez during an 8th grade earth science class. The teacher uses a “flipped” approach, in which students watch video lectures outside of class to free up more class time for discussion, analysis, and personal attention.
Chris Merkert offers one-on-one instruction to Rafael Marquez during an 8th grade earth science class. The teacher uses a “flipped” approach, in which students watch video lectures outside of class to free up more class time for discussion, analysis, and personal attention.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Special Report When Public Mission Meets Private Opportunity
This special report examines the complex relationship between the private and public sectors in K-12.
April 24, 2013
Students in a music class use iPads to play a code-based scavenger hunt meant to teach them about the history of jazz at Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy in the Cherokee County, Ga., school system. District leaders there see benefits in the research larger companies can provide about their educational products.
Students in a music class use iPads to play a code-based scavenger hunt meant to teach them about the history of jazz at Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy in the Cherokee County, Ga., school system. District leaders there see benefits in the research larger companies can provide about their educational products.
David Walter Banks for Education Week

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