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Special Report Accelerating Innovation
This special report examines the education marketplace and new approaches to schooling that are changing K-12.
March 7, 2012
Joshua Dawson, a new teacher at Key Middle School, works with students, while other pupils work with audiobooks on laptops. With seven new teachers, Key replaced relatively few teachers. Overall, the district’s Apollo 20 schools replaced more than half their teaching staffs as part of the turnaround effort.
Joshua Dawson, a new teacher at Key Middle School, works with students, while other pupils work with audiobooks on laptops. With seven new teachers, Key replaced relatively few teachers. Overall, the district’s Apollo 20 schools replaced more than half their teaching staffs as part of the turnaround effort.
Michael Stravato for Education Week
Special Report Virtual World of Learning
This special report examines e-learning around the globe and the virtual education partnerships emerging between schools in the U.S. and those outside its borders.
February 1, 2012
Students at Ningbo Secondary School in China’s Zhejiang province (shown on the computer screen) ask questions of teenagers in teacher Fan Li’s Chinese-language class at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich. The January teleconference, which was the class’s first with its Chinese counterparts, saw both groups performing and conversing in Chinese and English.
Students at Ningbo Secondary School in China’s Zhejiang province (shown on the computer screen) ask questions of teenagers in teacher Fan Li’s Chinese-language class at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich. The January teleconference, which was the class’s first with its Chinese counterparts, saw both groups performing and conversing in Chinese and English.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
Quality Counts Special Report Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge
Education in a Competitive World
January 12, 2012
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Special Report Joining Forces
This special report examines the attempts by a small but growing number of districts and unions to work together to enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers and, in turn, improve the achievement of schoolchildren.
November 16, 2011
From left, New Haven schools Superintendent Reggie Mayo, Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and New Haven Federation of Teachers President David Cicarella stand inside City Hall. Working together, they have been able to make changes to the Connecticut school district that are expected to improve student achievement and teacher performance.
From left, New Haven schools Superintendent Reggie Mayo, Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and New Haven Federation of Teachers President David Cicarella stand inside City Hall. Working together, they have been able to make changes to the Connecticut school district that are expected to improve student achievement and teacher performance.
Christopher Capozziello for Education Week
Special Report Virtual PD Creates Connections
This special report, another installment in Education Week's series on virtual education, examines how K-12 professional development is taking a more digital and freewheeling approach to educator training.
October 26, 2011
Sharon Kortman, left, director of BEST Professional Development, based on the Phoenix campus of Arizona State University, and Kelly Olson-Stewart, a BEST regional professional coordinator, talk via video with educators at a school in Tucson.
Sharon Kortman, left, director of BEST Professional Development, based on the Phoenix campus of Arizona State University, and Kelly Olson-Stewart, a BEST regional professional coordinator, talk via video with educators at a school in Tucson.
Laura Segall for Education Week
Special Report E-Learning for Special Populations
This special report examines the growing e-learning opportunities for students with disabilities, English-language learners, gifted and talented students, and those at risk of failing in school.
August 24, 2011
Jack Ursitti, 7, of Dover, Mass., has been diagnosed with autism and uses an iPad for leisure and for educational activities. "It’s a constant tool," says his mother, Judith Ursitti. "When we put an iPad in his hand, he immediately got it," she says.
Jack Ursitti, 7, of Dover, Mass., has been diagnosed with autism and uses an iPad for leisure and for educational activities. "It’s a constant tool," says his mother, Judith Ursitti. "When we put an iPad in his hand, he immediately got it," she says.
M. Scott Brauer for Education Week
Special Report Multimedia Transformation
This special report examines how multimedia tools are transforming teaching and learning, especially in the core academic subjects.
June 15, 2011
HISTORY COLLABORATION: In Ken Halla’s Advanced Placement U.S. Government class at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County, Va., students use netbooks to work on a federal budget project.
HISTORY COLLABORATION: In Ken Halla’s Advanced Placement U.S. Government class at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County, Va., students use netbooks to work on a federal budget project.
Nicole Fruge for Education Week
Special Report Beyond High School, Before Baccalaureate
June 9, 2011
Annapolis (Md.) High School seniors Sara Dean, at back, and Yosy Velasquez, right, help staff the distribution of donated prom dresses at their school. Dean and Velasquez are both going to Anne Arundel Community College in the fall. Their school district has close ties with the college, which employs "transition advisers" to work at the high school and explain the college's career pathways and requirements to students.
Annapolis (Md.) High School seniors Sara Dean, at back, and Yosy Velasquez, right, help staff the distribution of donated prom dresses at their school. Dean and Velasquez are both going to Anne Arundel Community College in the fall. Their school district has close ties with the college, which employs "transition advisers" to work at the high school and explain the college's career pathways and requirements to students.
Matt Roth for Education Week
Special Report Science Learning Outside the Classroom
This special report explores informal science education, which is gaining broader recognition for its role in helping students acquire scientific knowledge and skills. Zoos, science museums, clubs, competitions, and online games are just a few ways scientists are engaging American youths.
April 6, 2011
Evelyn Cariño, left, Brian Ventura, and Valerie Estrella take part in a river cleaning activity at the Bronx River in New York. The students are enrolled in Heroes in Conservation, an after-school program coordinated by the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families.
Evelyn Cariño, left, Brian Ventura, and Valerie Estrella take part in a river cleaning activity at the Bronx River in New York. The students are enrolled in Heroes in Conservation, an after-school program coordinated by the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families.
Helena Yordan for Education Week
Special Report K-12 Seeks Custom Fit
Schools Test Individual Digital Learning
March 17, 2011
Mayo Elementary teacher George Tudor uses Reasoning Mind, which is based on a Russian math curriculum, to work with his 2nd graders.
Mayo Elementary teacher George Tudor uses Reasoning Mind, which is based on a Russian math curriculum, to work with his 2nd graders.
Melissa Golden for Education Week
Special Report Monitoring Progress
This special report examines the many forms RTI is now taking, its research base, its influence on the educational marketplace, and the federal regulations that both fuel and restrict its growth.
March 2, 2011
Student-teacher Angela Bradbury works with a student at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City. She is getting a grounding in RTI in all her core classes at the University of Utah.
Student-teacher Angela Bradbury works with a student at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City. She is getting a grounding in RTI in all her core classes at the University of Utah.
Trent Nelson for Education Week
Special Report Schools and the Stimulus 2011
Two-Year Report
February 9, 2011
Mike Smith, the principal of Seaford High School in Seaford, Del., jokes with students, including Amira Holland, 16, left, as they exit the school last week. Seaford High is putting its own twist on one of the four options given to schools in the school improvement program.
Mike Smith, the principal of Seaford High School in Seaford, Del., jokes with students, including Amira Holland, 16, left, as they exit the school last week. Seaford High is putting its own twist on one of the four options given to schools in the school improvement program.
Emily Varisco for Education Week

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