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College & Workforce Readiness Rural District Nurtures Dual-Enrollment Effort
Work with teachers and students in Halifax County, Va., has focused on making college-level courses a hot ticket.
Diette Courrégé Casey, November 6, 2012
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7 min read
Michael W. Kirst, the president of the California state board of education, emphasizes that student placement in algebra remains a local decision for school districts.
Michael W. Kirst, the president of the California state board of education, emphasizes that student placement in algebra remains a local decision for school districts.
Erin Lubin for Education Week-File
Curriculum Calif. Laws Shift Gears on Algebra, Textbooks
The new measures set the state on a course for some potentially significant changes to the curriculum.
Erik W. Robelen, October 23, 2012
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7 min read
Students walk through the hallways on their way to class at Walter H. Dyett High School. Community members and students are protesting a planned closure of the school, which they say will force students to attend a high school two miles away.
Students walk through the hallways on their way to class at Walter H. Dyett High School. Community members and students are protesting a planned closure of the school, which they say will force students to attend a high school two miles away.
Jon Lowenstein/NOOR for Education Week
Families & the Community School Shutdowns Trigger Growing Backlash
Student and parent groups in five cities are calling for a moratorium on school closings, as debates over their effects intensify.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, October 16, 2012
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8 min read
Teaching Studies Link Students' Boredom to Stress
Students may say a teacher's lesson is boring, a researcher says, when frustration is really what they feel.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 9, 2012
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5 min read
This banner, displayed on a public sidewalk outside a high school in Juneau, Alaska, in 2002, was interpreted as a pro-drug message.
This banner, displayed on a public sidewalk outside a high school in Juneau, Alaska, in 2002, was interpreted as a pro-drug message.
Clay Good/Zuma-File
Law & Courts Symposium Revisits Landmark Student-Speech Cases
Key players on both sides come together to discuss pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases involving students' free-speech rights.
Mark Walsh, October 2, 2012
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9 min read
Reginald Cureton, a 12-year-old diagnosed with lead poisoning at age 1, studies alongside his mother, Jeanine, and sisters Novea, 8, and Shekinah, 3, in their Detroit home. New research is exploring ways to counter the negative learning effects of lead exposure.
Reginald Cureton, a 12-year-old diagnosed with lead poisoning at age 1, studies alongside his mother, Jeanine, and sisters Novea, 8, and Shekinah, 3, in their Detroit home. New research is exploring ways to counter the negative learning effects of lead exposure.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
Student Well-Being Lead-Exposure Problems Spotlighted in Detroit
One new study draws attention to the large numbers of Detroit children who have been exposed to lead, and suggests ways schools can help those who struggle academically.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, September 24, 2012
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6 min read
School & District Management Study Weighs Pros, Cons of Teacher Turnover
Turnaround schools don't always keep the best teachers and lose the worst ones, a researcher finds.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 18, 2012
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2 min read
School & District Management New Studies Dissect School Turnarounds
Researchers say it takes a mix of strategies—but not too many—to engineer school improvement.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 18, 2012
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6 min read
Students run laps during recess on their playground built atop the local light-rail system's garage in Charlotte, N.C. Sterling Elementary School and the Charlotte Area Transit System share the land as a result of a partnership between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district and Mecklenburg County.
Students run laps during recess on their playground built atop the local light-rail system's garage in Charlotte, N.C. Sterling Elementary School and the Charlotte Area Transit System share the land as a result of a partnership between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district and Mecklenburg County.
John W. Adkisson for Education Week
School & District Management New Breed of Community Partnerships Aiding Schools
Formal space-sharing arrangements between districts and other entities enable them to forge a shared vision to benefit the community.
Nora Fleming, September 7, 2012
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8 min read
Volunteer Harvey Rothenberg, 88, jokes with 4th graders at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus in Sarasota, Fla., last week.
Volunteer Harvey Rothenberg, 88, jokes with 4th graders at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus in Sarasota, Fla., last week.
Chip Litherland/Education Week
Equity & Diversity In Districts Where Seniors Outnumber Children, Schools Adjust
Senior citizens now outnumber school-age children in more than 900 U.S. counties—and experts say that trend is growing.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 28, 2012
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8 min read
Sophmore Kudzai Matowe, right, waits for the bus with fellow students after the first day of school at Early/Middle College at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., earlier this month. North Carolina has been a leader in implementing early and middle college programs. Last school year, most of the early colleges across the 73,000-student Guilford County district had a 100 percent graduation rate. Teachers meet regularly with students—even in the summer and on weekends—to help high-risk students succeed.
Sophmore Kudzai Matowe, right, waits for the bus with fellow students after the first day of school at Early/Middle College at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., earlier this month. North Carolina has been a leader in implementing early and middle college programs. Last school year, most of the early colleges across the 73,000-student Guilford County district had a 100 percent graduation rate. Teachers meet regularly with students—even in the summer and on weekends—to help high-risk students succeed.
Nicole Frugé/Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Early-College Model Brings Lessons, Results in N.C.
A decade after introducing programs that allow high school students to study on college campuses, the Guilford County district points to greater engagement and achievement among participants.
Caralee J. Adams, August 16, 2012
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8 min read
In this 2011 photo, home-schooled student Rebecca Lobach, left, studies while her mother, Mary Lee, teaches her siblings in Durham, N.C. Today, more home-schoolers are dabbling in "hybrid" approaches that blur the pedagogical and legal lines of public and private education.
In this 2011 photo, home-schooled student Rebecca Lobach, left, studies while her mother, Mary Lee, teaches her siblings in Durham, N.C. Today, more home-schoolers are dabbling in "hybrid" approaches that blur the pedagogical and legal lines of public and private education.
Gerry Broome/AP-File
School Choice & Charters 'Hybrid' Home Schools Gaining Traction
As home schooling grows in popularity, lines are blurring between private and public schooling.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 7, 2012
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7 min read
Assessment Mastery of Science Standards Long Way Off, NAEP Suggests
Science tests of hands-on and computer-based tasks reveal students are foundering at executing higher-level skills.
Nora Fleming, July 16, 2012
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6 min read
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
Federal Title IX: New Opportunities for Girls, But Gender Gap Remains
More K-12 girls than ever are involved in sports since passage of the 1972 law, but the gap between boys and girls remains huge.
Bryan Toporek, June 12, 2012
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8 min read
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