2018 Top Teacher Preparation Programs in the U.S. - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

Nearly two thousand universities and colleges in the United States offer teacher preparation programs. With so many choices, where does a future teacher go for the best teacher prep in America?

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I Work in a Globally Minded School. Here’s Why Students Are Better for It - Education Week

Exposing students to new language and culture is a worthwhile effort that expands their worldview, writes principal Jack Davern.

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Spotlight on Elementary Math - Education Week

Schools are finding ways to boost children's math skills by focusing on teachers and students in the early grades. In this Spotlight, learn how digital games are improving young students' math performance, how students' brain development affects their ability to comprehend math, and how math class can be fun and meaningful for kids.

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State and District Education Websites Fail to Disclose Ad Trackers, Study Finds - Digital Education - Education Week

Many state and local education agency websites aren't disclosing the presence of third-party tracking services, according a new EdTech Strategies study.

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New Ohio Law Focuses on Computer Science, Allows Students to Avoid Algebra 2 - Digital Education - Education Week

An Ohio law gives students the right to opt out of Algebra 2 -- a staple of high school math - if they take computer science instead.

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Student-Data-Privacy Debate Comes to U.S. House (Again) - Digital Education - Education Week

The House education and workforce committee heard from a panel of experts divided over how to balance stronger privacy protections with the desire for better evidence.

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Blended Learning (Re)Defined - Learning Deeply - Education Week

Technology-enhanced instruction can make learning personalized, student-centered, and available anytime, anywhere.

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Coding as a Literacy for the 21st Century - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

To give today's kids a good chance to be a part of tomorrow's civic society, we need to start teaching them to code at the same time that we teach them how to read and write.

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Trump's State of the Union Address and Education: What to Watch For - Politics K-12 - Education Week

School choice, immigration, career and technical education, and early-childhood are among the topics ripe for a mention as President Donald Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress.

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10 (More) Reasons Why the U.S. Education System Is Failing - Education Week

What is holding American schools back? Here are some urgent concerns the education world needs to address, writes Matthew Lynch.

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New York, Montana Govs. Sign Orders Aimed at Preserving 'Net Neutrality' - Digital Education - Education Week

The governors of New York and Montana say that internet service providers that fail to uphold "net neutrality" will be disqualified from winning state contracts.

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Panel rejects bid to alter elite high school's admissions - Education Week

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At FCC, Democratic Concerns Over K-12: Q&A With Jessica Rosenworcel - Digital Education - Education Week

From the Lifeline program to E-rate to net neutrality, the current FCC is threatening digital equity, said Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.

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Straight Up Conversation: Urban Assembly CEO Kristin Kearns-Jordan - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week

Today, I chat with Urban Assembly CEO Kristin Kearns-Jordan about her NYC-based organization, what they do, and some of the challenges they've faced on timely questions like graduation rates and school discipline.

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Sanders and Trump on Jobs: Both Wrong - Top Performers - Education Week

Neither Trump's trade policies nor Sanders' promise of free college are strategies that will build the workforce we need to compete in the global economy, writes Marc Tucker.

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Arkansas students create prosthetic handlebar for girl - Education Week

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Getting Ready for the Jobs of the Future - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

What skills will students need for the jobs of the future? How will the automation economy impact the employment landscape? Tom and Emily dive into the future of work and how schools can best support students and help them become career ready.

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When It Comes to Universal Design for Learning, Don’t Wait to Be an Expert - Education Week

When teachers create flexible learning environments, they support all different types of learners, Kyle Redford writes.

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With New Personalized-Learning Software, AltSchool Moves Into Public Schools - Digital Education - Education Week

California's Arcadia Unified and Menlo City Park school districts will roll out the AltSchool platform, which aims for a comprehensive, flexible approach to personalized learning.

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Author Interview: 'Deep Learning - Engage the World, Change the World' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn and Joanne McEachen agreed to answer a few questions about their new book, "Deep Learing: Engage The World, Change The World."

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Need a STEM Teacher? This District Trains Its Own - Education Week

The Guilford County, N.C., district is one of a handful of districts nationwide that recruit, train, and license teachers for STEM classes.

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Teacher Recruitment and Retention: It's Complicated - Education Week

There may not be an overall national shortage of teachers, but shortages persist in certain specialty areas. And filling diversity gaps is a perennial struggle.

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Does It Make Sense to Offer Housing Perks for Teachers? - Education Week

A growing number of districts are using housing incentives to recruit teachers, but there is not yet proof that it works—or that it's good policy.

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Special Report: Getting & Keeping Good Teachers - Education Week

For many school districts, teacher shortages are a recurring challenge. What are those districts doing differently to attract—and keep—the teachers they need?

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Deeper Learning Demands Deeper Purposes - Learning Deeply - Education Week

Leaders of the UK-based Innovation Unit argue that school systems need to rethink what it means to be educated in order to innovate and improve.

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Skills of the Future: How to Thrive in the Complex New World - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

Tom discusses Pavel Luksha's new report on what graduates should know and be able to do. The report reviews global trends, changes in work and the implications for education.

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For Edtech to Actually Work, it has to Embrace Neuroscience - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

Products designed with the understanding of the cognitive mind will outperform their competitors. What do edtech developers actually need to consider to succeed?

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Maine program aims to get girls interested in cybersecurity - Education Week

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Response: The Best Teaching Moment was When 'I let go' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Jen Schwanke, Anne Jenks, Amy Sandvold, and Sarah Thomas share their top moments in teaching.

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To Grandmother's Cam We Go: Do Video Chats Encourage Early Attention? - Inside School Research - Education Week

Even young children can show key attention skills during video calls, a new study finds.

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D.C. Will Invalidate 2 Years of Science-Test Scores - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

The cancellation will cause headaches for the 48,000-student district, which will have to seek a federal waiver because of the snafus.

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A New Push to Use Student Projects in College Admissions - High School & Beyond - Education Week

A new initiative aims to focus college admissions less on standardized test scores, and more on student projects.

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Selling Lesson Plans Online: A New Side Business for Teachers (Video) - On Air: A Video Blog - Education Week

Educators are cashing in selling lesson plans online. But some worry about unintended consequences, like fewer free resources and less professional collaboration.

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Ohio's Largest Cyber Charter Closes Mid-Year - Digital Education - Education Week

The 12,000-student Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow has closed its doors following a long battle with state officials over student attendance and funding.

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Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons finally taught in space - Education Week

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A Look at Science and Engineering Indicators in the U.S. - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

The National Science Foundation's biennial statistical collection helps put U.S. math and science education efforts into context.

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Would Giving STEM Teachers More Leeway to Experiment Keep Them in Schools? - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher

The national network 100Kin10 has awarded $1 million in grants to five education groups that will work to empower STEM teachers to experiment and fail in the classroom.

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Will Today Be the Day They Figure it Out? - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

Sometimes I continue to judge myself on some very unrealistic standards. A wise friend once told me to treat myself as I would treat a mentee and be kind to myself remembering what my beginning years as a teacher looked like (the Cliff Notes version is that it was bad... serious understatement, but you get the point). I'm new at this and I can only know what I know and keep learning

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Students Thrive When They See Purpose in Their Learning - Education Week

Educators and researchers see strong links between classroom work that students find meaningful and their levels of engagement and motivation.

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Ed-Tech Company Clever to Help Schools Track Tech Usage—For a Cost - Education Week

After building a huge K-12 footprint with free solutions to address challenges, the company will charge schools to tackle of one of ed tech’s most glaring problems.

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Ex-education official focuses on Kansas workforce challenges - Education Week

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Response: Using Videos to 'Enhance Learning Experiences for Students' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Amber Chandler, Jen Schwanke, Dawn Wilson, Katie Alaniz, Laura Greenstein, Russel Tarr, and Sarah Thomas share their ideas on using video as a teaching tool.

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EdTech and Equity: An Interview by Henry Jenkins - EdTech Researcher - Education Week

Excerpts from an interview of Justin Reich by Prof. Henry Jenkins in the USC Communications Department, about the new report From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity by Design in Learning Technologies

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DeVos: Federal Education Mandates Have Failed to Produce Real Change - Politics K-12 - Education Week

The past decade of federal K-12 education redesign efforts "have not worked out as hoped," U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a speech Tuesday at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Governor Pitches 'Investigator General' to Root Out Corruption in Md. Schools - Education Week

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan last week proposed establishing the post of "investigator general" to root out what he described as corruption, mismanagement, and ineptitude in some of the state's school districts.

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Not Much New in EdTech in 2017; 3 Things Could Change That in 2018 - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

Despite more global investment in EdTech, not much happened in 2017. Here's a look at where the innovation is happening and two issues that could use more attention from public private partnerships--a barrier and an opportunity

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Response: The Best Ways to use Video in Class - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Jason Griffith, Ken Halla, Dr. Rebecca Alber, Jennie Farnell, Cheryl Mizerny, and Michele L. Haiken share their suggestions on how teachers can most effectively use video in the classroom.

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Why Professional Development Fails - Leadership 360 - Education Week

Unless there is consistent support and practice, with feedback and evaluation, too often what is read, experienced, and taught have only a moment's life span.

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K-12 a Key Topic for State Legislators as Sessions Gavel to a Start - Education Week

School finance and policy changes driven by the Every Student Succeeds Act are on the horizon as all but three state legislatures go into full swing this month.

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Computer, Data-Science Skills Worth Extra Across Job Market, Analysis Finds - Digital Education - Education Week

Twenty percent of living-wage jobs now value computer-science skills, and those jobs pay $20,000 more per year than jobs that don't, according to a Burning Glass/Oracle Academy analysis.

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