How to Build a School From Scratch: One Principal's Story - BookMarks - Education Week

After principal Nadia Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy in New York City, her commitment to her students' success earned national recognition from then-President Barack Obama. What did the experience teach her?

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Trump's Infrastructure Plan: A Fleeting Jobs Boost for HS Grads, Dropouts - High School & Beyond - Education Week

President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal would create a jobs boom for workers with high school educations or less, but that boom would be only temporary, a new study says.

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Q&A With Principal Nadia Lopez: How to Build a Successful School - District Dossier - Education Week

Nadia Lopez, principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., discusses her work in one of New York City's most challenging neighborhoods. Lopez gained national attention in 2015 when one of her students, Vidal Chastanet, told a photographer that Lopez was the person who influenced him most in life.

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Defining 21st-Century Learning - Leadership 360 - Education Week

A 21st century shift is the manner in which teaching and learning takes place, the emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math, and the relationship subjects have with each other.

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Ajit Pai, Net Neutrality Foe and Critic of E-Rate Policies, Named FCC Chair - Digital Education - Education Week

President Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the influential agency could signal big changes for net neutrality and a new focus for the nation's broadband policies.

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100Kin10 Announces New Grantees in Early-Childhood STEM - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

A new set of grantees will explore professional development, training, and curricular materials in STEM subjects for early-childhood teachers.

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Stop Scapegoating, Start Educating - Education Week

The root of the U.S. job crisis is automation, and teaching technology is part of the solution, write Julie Flapan and Jane Margolis.

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Teacher Preparation - Education Week

Teachers make up about one-third of participants in the massive open online courses offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, according to a new report by researchers at the two institutions.

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State of the States: Colo., Ind., N.M., S.C., Va. - Education Week

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

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6 Key Federal Policy Areas to Watch Under Trump - Education Week

President Donald Trump's ascendance could upend K-12 education in ways that are felt from the Education Department in Washington to urban schools that serve big numbers of immigrant students.

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My Top 10 Reads of 2016 - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

Ten books that rocked my world in 2016. A mix of fiction and non-fiction, all delicious.

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Miss. AG Sues Google Inc. Over Student-Data Privacy - Education Week

Google's commitment to student-data privacy is again under scrutiny, this time over allegations that the company is violating a state consumer-protection law.

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Author Interview: "#EduMatch: Snapshot in Education" - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Twenty educators recently came together to publish their own book, #EduMatch: Snapshot in Education, and its editor, Sarah Thomas, agreed to both answer some questions about it and coordinate responses from some of her co-authors.

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Literacy - Education Week

What many teachers note as being "hot" in national conversations about literacy isn't what they think is most important, according to a survey by the International Literacy Association.

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Cyber Charters Offer At-Risk Students a Chance at Success - Education Week

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Reflections on a Classroom 'Gallery Walk' - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

Overall, it wasn't a complete loss. I'm not giving up. Sometimes I expect so much from my students and myself that I skip steps and when it fails I'm hard on myself, but this is such an opportunity. I may even share this observation with students.

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How to Embrace the Student Engagement Challenge - Education Week

Ben Owens’ high school embraces the philosophy of "100-percent engagement, 100 percent of the time." He shares insights on building a student-centered, teacher-powered school culture.

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Betsy DeVos: Maybe She Would Qualify as a Substitute Teacher? - An Edugeek’s Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy - Education Week Teacher

When looking at job postings in public education, which would Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos be qualified for?

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Art and Science: Working Together for Student Success - Global Learning - Education Week

Together, art and science in education have the power to spark innovation in students.

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At Women's March, Some Teachers Target Betsy DeVos' 'Grizzly' Hearing - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Scores of educators were among the hundreds of thousands of people who joined the "Women's March" in Washington Saturday to protest President Donald Trump on his first full day in office.

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For Ed-Tech Company Newsela, 'Fake News' a Big Challenge - and Opportunity - Digital Education - Education Week

A renewed focus on media literacy may be a a silver lining to the scourge of fake news, said Newsela CEO Matthew Gross in an extended Q&A.

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Ed Groups Push Schools to Embrace Online Assessments - Digital Education - Education Week

National groups representing school board members, superintendents, and ed-tech officials want to help schools transition to online assessments.

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College Readiness: Are Different Definitions Driving Inequality? - Top Performers - Education Week

When "college readiness" is defined differently for different students, our education system may perpetuate the very inequalities it aims to address, writes Marc Tucker.

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Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy - Digital Education - Education Week

Mississippi's state attorney general hopes to force Google to be more transparent about how it handles data generated by student users of G Suite for Education.

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The Newest Trend in Data-Driven Decisionmaking - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

In recent years, there has been a shift from a focus on summative assessment data, such as state test scores, to formative assessment data, to help improve student learning outcomes across all subjects and grade levels.

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Why is Public Education Always Fighting An Uphill Battle? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week

The hearing for the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos was an eye-opening experience. There seems to be a bipartisan battle against public education, and we are once again fighting an uphill battle. Don't you think it's time you help shift the narrative?

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Key Federal Studies Face Hazy Future Under Trump - Education Week

After fending off threats from congressional Republicans for years, some big federal studies that yield troves of data on education face an even more uncertain future.

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State of the States: Ariz., Ark., Ga., Idaho, Kan., N.J., N.D., Ore., S.D., Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo. - Education Week

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

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At 'Nature Preschools,' Classes Are Outdoors - Education Week

Nature-based pre-primary programs are growing like weeds in forests and meadows around the country.

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19 Schools Are Named for the Obamas. Most of Them Are Segregated - Education Week

More than 90 percent of the students who attend the schools bearing the names of either President Obama or first lady Michelle Obama are black or Hispanic, a stark contrast to the racial breakdown of public schools as a whole.

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Author Interview: 'Visible Learning for Mathematics' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Linda M. Gojak and Sara Delano Moore, two of the co-authors of "Visible Learning For Mathematics: What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning", agreed to answer a few questions about the book.

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Calif. Considers Developing Standards to Teach Students How to Spot 'Fake News' - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher

Two bills introduced by Democratic lawmakers in California call for the state to develop curriculum standards that teach students how to evaluate online news.

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5 Ways to Use Student Choice to Improve Learning - Education Week

Providing students with opportunities to make choices in their learning process can improve their long-term decisionmaking skills, says Thomas Armstrong.

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How to Increase the Number and Quality of Language-Immersion Programs - Global Learning - Education Week

Students in the United States need to be able to learn languages in addition to English, in the home and throughout their education, in order to develop global competence and live productive lives. Here's how to give them the opportunity.

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Education Policy Ideas for President Trump - Education Week

Five education policy experts weigh in on what the K-12 policy priorities should be under a Trump administration.

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How to Teach Digital Citizenship to Your Students: Part II - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

The more people rely on technology, the more important digital citizenship becomes. In the early days, it was like the Wild West where there were no rules and people fended for themselves as best they could. With the rise of the Internet, a digital society began to form, bringing with it a slew of social norms and etiquettes.

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Let's Learn Something Worth Trying Tomorrow - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

The world is changing and as educators we have a moral imperative to adjust and change with it. We owe it to our colleagues and students to understand and implement new ideas all of the time that keeps our teaching and learning fresh. This kind of transparency goes a long way. Plus, students can teach us so much when we open ourselves up to let them. Why not let a student teach the class about an application we don't feel comfortable using (I've done this with iMovie in the past and even Prezi before I could use it).

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Houston-area teacher nominated for Grammy educator award - Education Week

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Response: Student Goal-Setting in The Classroom - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Dr. Sanée Bell, Rita Platt, Kevin Parr, Dr. Jennifer Davis Bowman and Matt Renwick share their ideas on helping students set learning goals.

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Trump's Anti-Immigration Rhetoric Fuels Data Concerns - Education Week

Education officials are wrestling with how they would protect student data if the Trump administration tried to use it for immigration-enforcement purposes.

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Teachers Make Up Good Chunk of Online Open Course-Takers at Harvard, MIT - Teacher Beat - Education Week

Teachers make up about one-third of participants in the massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered by MIT and Harvard University, according to a new report by researchers at the two institutions.

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Ransomware Attacks Force School Districts to Shore Up—or Pay Up - Education Week

Schools are being hit with a form of malware that locks away computer files unless they can be restored from backups or a ransom is paid.

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Can Movies Replace Books in Reading Class? - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

Near Trenton, N.J., school district officials are arguing that teachers often have a good reason for not asking students to read entire books.

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States Win $20 Million for Career-Tech-Ed Programs - High School & Beyond - Education Week

The $20 million will go to 10 states to expand and improve their career-and-technical-education systems.

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'Mom, You Don't Get It. They Only Do Stuff for the Grade.' - Finding Common Ground - Education Week

Trying to get students to ask questions instead of always looking for the answers is hard. Too often they're just doing it for the grade, which is a culture we created. It's time to turn that game around.

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To the Educators Who Will Teach My Black Daughter - Teacher-Leader Voices - Education Week Teacher

As a teacher, I have intimate knowledge about how the education system may not act in her best interest. At three, she has yet to experience the wide range of road bumps and brick walls that she will have to navigate and negotiate. But, as an educator, I know the power of educators.

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Group awarding scholarships to women interested in STEM - Education Week

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State lacks funding for spring STEM scholarships - Education Week

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Finally, Developing Leadership is Recognized as Improving Educational Outcomes! - Leadership 360 - Education Week

While asking teachers to grow and develop their technology skills, shift their practice, change their schedules, connect differently with students and parents and other teachers, leaders cannot stand on the sidelines as cheerleaders.

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Develop a Blogging Community for Students to Preserve History - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

Seniors only get to live their last year of high school once... how awesome would it be to have a public record of their own thoughts and feelings of it for the future? And it doesn't have to only be seniors, think of a time in your life when you found work in a box from when you were a kid, wasn't it fun to see your thoughts and be reminded of your younger self? Why not help students develop their digital footprint in an authentic way while helping learn to be good digital citizens?

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