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Education Week’s Focus On reports highlight an important topic in the education field each week.

Alyssia Perez, 17, and her 5-month-old, Alyza Garcia, cuddle at the Healy-Murphy Child Development Center, in San Antonio, an independent school for pregnant and parenting teenagers. Title IX requires schools to ensure that such students get an equal chance.
Alyssia Perez, 17, and her 5-month-old, Alyza Garcia, cuddle at the Healy-Murphy Child Development Center, in San Antonio, an independent school for pregnant and parenting teenagers. Title IX requires schools to ensure that such students get an equal chance.
Lisa Krantz for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Title IX Promise Unmet for Pregnant Students
Title IX is most often associated with school sports, but the gender-equity law applies to many aspects of schooling.
Nirvi Shah, June 12, 2012
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6 min read
Equity & Diversity Gender Gaps Persist in STEM Subjects
Girls are no longer shut out of math, science, or career education classes like they were before Title IX, but their participation still lags.
Erik W. Robelen, June 12, 2012
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8 min read
Teacher Preparation Experts Call for Teaching Educators Brain Science
Formal training in brain biology could help dispel some of the 'neuro-myths' that permeate the field, scholars say.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 4, 2012
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4 min read
Ten-year-old Miles Murdough sits in front of brain scans in Dublin, Calif. They show the activity in his brain as he plays the piano.
Ten-year-old Miles Murdough sits in front of brain scans in Dublin, Calif. They show the activity in his brain as he plays the piano.
--Manny Crisostomo for Education Week
Special Education Scientists Find Learning Is Not 'Hard-Wired'
Discovering the brain's power to change may be neuroscience's biggest—and most promising—contribution to education.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 4, 2012
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11 min read
Federal Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short on Federal Goals
Analysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.
Lesli A. Maxwell, May 22, 2012
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5 min read
A high school student heads to class at a school built inside the Northpark Mall in Joplin, Mo., where 11th and 12th graders have studied since last year's tornado devastated the city schools.
A high school student heads to class at a school built inside the Northpark Mall in Joplin, Mo., where 11th and 12th graders have studied since last year's tornado devastated the city schools.
Nicole Frugé/Education Week-File
College & Workforce Readiness Joplin Poised to Rebuild Tornado-Damaged Schools
A year after a tornado destroyed six of its schools, a Missouri district is building schools that match its new vision for education.
Christina A. Samuels, May 15, 2012
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6 min read
Christine Campbell found big charter groups train their own leaders.
Christine Campbell found big charter groups train their own leaders.
School & District Management Charter Sector Starts to Grow Its Own Leaders
To meet rising demands for new school leaders, the charter school sector is building a diverse array of training programs.
Christina A. Samuels, May 8, 2012
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6 min read
Kennedy School of Sustainability Principal Tom Horn, center, directs students as they care for a tank of tilapia that they are raising at the school as a food source. Achievement and attendance at the school have both increased since Horn reorganized the curriculum around environmental project-based learning.
Kennedy School of Sustainability Principal Tom Horn, center, directs students as they care for a tank of tilapia that they are raising at the school as a food source. Achievement and attendance at the school have both increased since Horn reorganized the curriculum around environmental project-based learning.
Chris Pietsch for Education Week
Teaching Project-Based Learning Helps At-Risk Students
An alternative school in Oregon offers students who struggled in a regular setting an unusual curriculum.
Liana Loewus, April 24, 2012
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10 min read
Sixth grade students at Mary Gage Peterson Elementary School in Chicago play dodgeball at recess under the supervision of a Playworks coach. The program's managed-recess approach is used in more than 300 schools in 23 cities.
Sixth grade students at Mary Gage Peterson Elementary School in Chicago play dodgeball at recess under the supervision of a Playworks coach. The program's managed-recess approach is used in more than 300 schools in 23 cities.
John Zich for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Study Weighs Benefits of Organizing Recess
Researchers found that a structured approach to managing recess led to less bullying and more time for learning.
Nirvi Shah, April 17, 2012
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5 min read
Deb Garvey, left, and Lindsey Chastney fashion a looping track during training at Cogswell Elementary School in Haverhill, Mass., last week. The participants learned exercises intended to teach concepts like problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and observation for an after-school program in the Haverhill school system.
Deb Garvey, left, and Lindsey Chastney fashion a looping track during training at Cogswell Elementary School in Haverhill, Mass., last week. The participants learned exercises intended to teach concepts like problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and observation for an after-school program in the Haverhill school system.
Erik Jacobs for Education Week
Student Well-Being Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated
The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.
Nora Fleming, April 3, 2012
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7 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Career Mapping Eyed to Prepare Students for College
State policymakers are catching on to the concept of student learning plans as a way to drive college and career readiness.
Caralee J. Adams, March 23, 2012
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10 min read
Reading & Literacy Districts Gear Up for Shift to Informational Texts
Because of its emphasis in the common-core standards, millions of teachers are faced with increasing their use of nonfiction.
Catherine Gewertz, March 13, 2012
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9 min read
Gwendolyn Samuel, 46, at laptop, founder of Connecticut Parents Union, works with student volunteers at her Meriden, Conn., home, in preparation for an education rally on March 14.
Gwendolyn Samuel, 46, at laptop, founder of Connecticut Parents Union, works with student volunteers at her Meriden, Conn., home, in preparation for an education rally on March 14.
Christopher Capozziello for Education Week
Families & the Community 'Parent Unions' Seek to Join Policy Debates
New groups aim to stake out a place for parents' voices amid a crowded field of advocates and policymakers.
Sean Cavanagh, March 6, 2012
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9 min read
School & District Management Study: Asian Students Uncounted, Underserved in N.Y.C. Schools
A report highlights the discrepancy between the public perception of Asian-heritage students as universally high-achieving and the reality.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, February 22, 2012
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5 min read
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