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Newsweek unveils top high school rankings
The magazine ranked schools on two lists this year: 'Absolute' and 'Relative.'
By Allie Gross • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news
The New York Times and U.S. News both have highly anticipated college rankings set for release this week.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 8, 2014 -
The changing face of Teach for America
Along with a more diverse corps, the often-criticized organization is signaling shifts in rhetoric and training.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Wisconsin's Janesville School Board institutes transgender bathroom policy
The new rule allows transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with as long as they have a written note from their parents.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Oklahoma Dept. of Ed. accused of violating student privacy
School officials say state and federal privacy laws were violated by the sharing of information with districts on students no longer enrolled.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Is New York's Success Academy all it's cracked up to be?
The charter network and its founder Eva Moskowitz were the subject of a glowing New York Times profile, but not everyone is sold.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 8, 2014 -
70% of Americans support using tax dollars for pre-K
But many still see pre-K as less important than the rest of K-12.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Startups, 2U, and Starbucks: The week's most read education news
Find out about the parking lot confrontation that led Burlington College's president to resign and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 ways to build civic engagement in the classroom and beyond
From community speakers to school beautification projects, these four ideas can encourage students to become active members of the community at an early age.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Michigan teachers' union sees only small decline during opt-out
The Michigan Education Association saw less than 5% of its members leave during an August opt-out period.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Could the Common Core hurt graduation rates?
Carnegie Corporation numbers project as much as a 30% dropout increase over the next six years.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 5, 2014 -
New research suggests solutions for improving outcomes among black male students
Researchers from a handful of universities hope to shift the focus from problems to solutions.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 5, 2014 -
NYC special ed contractor gets prison time
Pre-K special ed program operator Cheon Park was sentenced to two years after admitting he embezzled over $2 million.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Amplify unveils lower price point, new features
Adopting the Amplify System will now cost schools and districts 25% less.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2014 -
NEA president draws line at using test scores to evaluate teachers
Lily Eskelsen Garcia, who took the union's reins this week, spoke with NPR about the Obama administration's testing policy.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 4, 2014 -
Study reaffirms what you already knew: Absenteeism hurts achievement
A study by Attendance Works finds that students with poor attendance in the months leading up to the 2013 NAEP scored significantly lower than their habitually present peers.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 4, 2014 -
Connecticut Board of Ed places SCSU ed school on probation
The board says Southern Connecticut State University's School of Education has failed to meet five out of six regulated state standards.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 4, 2014 -
Indiana ed board approves disputed alternative teaching certification
The career specialist permit allows schools to decide if they want to hire nontraditional teachers.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 4, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Kickboard CEO: Addressing behavioral impact on academics was important to me
Jen Medbery's 'instructional management solution' is designed to serve as a metaphorical flotation device for teachers drowning in academic and behavioral data.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 3, 2014 -
Florida district reverses decision to cancel standardized testing
Last week, Florida's Lee County District Board voted to opt out of Common Core-aligned tests and end-of-the-year assessments.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 3, 2014 -
USC scholar questions Zuckerberg's ed motives
Professor William G. Tierney, director of USC's Pullias Center for Higher Education, says the Facebook founder is 'looking in the wrong places.'
By Allie Gross • Sept. 3, 2014 -
City education department proposed by Seattle mayor
Ed Murray is hoping to streamline a currently tangled and confusing system with the creation of a Department of Education and Early Learning.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 3, 2014 -
Study: Music key to closing achievement gap
A Northwestern University study looks at how music affects the central nervous systems of at-risk children.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 3, 2014 -
Espresso rebrands under Discovery Education umbrella
The name change follows Espresso's acquisition in November and comes alongside an expansion of services.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 2, 2014 -
Seattle struggles to fix special ed disorganization
The district's attempts to fix reported problems within its special education department have been derailed by poor communication.
By Allie Gross • Sept. 2, 2014
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