What Happened to the Teacher Workday? - Education Week

Districts should return to the teacher workday in which educators collaborate with their peers, rather than the one-size-fits-all professional development they’ve moved to, says a middle school teacher.

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Spotlight on Data and Assessment - Education Week

Data and assessment go hand in hand in schools’ efforts to support ongoing learning in the classroom. In this Spotlight, discover how assessment data can provide clarity on students’ learning strategies, how states and districts are crafting innovative tests under ESSA, and how educators can make se

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Head of Colorado's Largest Cyber Charter Resigns - Digital Education - Education Week

Following an internal probe, Richard Mestas resigned as CEO of the 3,800-student GOAL Academy, the subject of a 2016 Education Week investigation.

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Site says YouTube dinged it for slamming shooting survivors - Education Week

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Keys to ESSA Implementation - An Education Week Online Summit - Education Week

The Every Student Succeeds Act finally becomes a classroom reality this fall, putting more authority—and on-the-ground responsibility—in the hands of district leaders, school-level educators, and state policymakers.

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Budget Plan Would Slash Ed. Dept. Spending, Boost School Choice - Education Week

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 proposal would eliminate a few big-ticket K-12 programs and streamline others, while increasing money for public and private school choice.

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Fla. Students Use Social Media to Call for Safer Schools, Then Face Backlash From Internet Trolls - Education Week

Teenagers turned to Twitter, Snapchat, and other online tools to document the horror of a school shooting and advocate for change, but then faced a disinformation campaign.

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Impact Aid Is a Lifeline for Military-Connected Kids - Education Week

Betsy DeVos has signaled her interest in offering Education Savings Accounts to military families. A superintendent whose district serves military-connected kids thinks that’s shortsighted.

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Several Ed. Dept. Offices Target of Reorganization - Education Week

The moves underway by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration and aim to "do more with less," an official said.

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States Confront New Mandate on School-Spending Transparency - Education Week

School-by-school funding data has to be made available to the public under the Every Student Succeeds Act, but it can be a daunting task given their sometimes-antiquated finance systems.

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'Screentime' Value Depends on Use - Education Week

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Media Literacy - Education Week

Some interventions designed to teach students to be more savvy about consuming media show promise—but the fragmenting media landscape is a far bigger problem than students alone can address, no matter how well-educated they are, argues a new report.

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Reading - Education Week

Active conversations with adults do more to boost young children's language development than simply being exposed to more words, according to a new neuroscience study in the journal Psychological Science.

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Education Re-imagined - Career Corner - Education Week

The demands of the digital epoch require creative and innovative thinkers who are tasked and capable of finding unique solutions to complex problems. The future of innovation, the economy and ethical means of advancing the needs of humanity require students who are intellectually confident and emotionally secure in making mistakes while finding heuristic and complex answers to challenges facing humanity.

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Robot helps ailing Owen J. Roberts student attend classes - Education Week

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'Educators Get Transformed From Life-Changers Into Wardens': Chris Emdin on Urban Schools - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Today's "A Look Back" shares a portion of a lengthy interview I did with Christopher Emdin about his book, "For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood...and the rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education."

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These Are School Safety Bills Congress Can Already Vote on After Parkland - Politics K-12 - Education Week

After the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla. high school last week, many are wondering what lawmakers, including those on Capitol Hill, will do to address school shootings.

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Bicentennial-themed program to boost math, science pursuits - Education Week

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School shooting survivors target NRA-linked companies - Education Week

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NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting - Education Week

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Enterprise Learning Management Systems + Google = Amplified Learning - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

The seamless integration between an enterprise LMS and Google creates a powerful ecosystem that supports teachers and students.

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Snyder wants to spend $100M to match schools to economy - Education Week

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How Community Use of Schools Brings Together People of All Ages - Global Learning - Education Week

Guidelines to facility community use of schools by a teacher in Pennsylvania.

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Students Spoke Out After Fla. School Shooting. Then Internet Trolls Attacked. - Digital Education - Education Week

Online disinformation campaigns are a disturbing part of the new information landscape and require a multi-faceted response, says Data & Society researcher Joan Donovan.

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At least 2 arrests following school threat investigations - Education Week

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The advantages of the self-motivated learner and the digital class - Career Corner - Education Week

The demands of a post-modern society imply the need for students who are, in the words of Albert Einstein, "passionately curious" about their environs. Curious students are the best students. Technology and virtual learning paired with curiosity create abundant and dynamic learning opportunities for the 21st century classroom.

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K-12 Media Literacy No Panacea for Fake News, Report Argues - Digital Education - Education Week

With disinformation rampant on social media platforms, media literacy efforts need to focus on structural forces, not just students' personal responsibility for vetting information, Data & Society researchers contend.

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Idaho budget-writers OK nearly 6 percent public schools hike - Education Week

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Computer Science for All and Silicon Valley: Generous Support or Corporate Takeover? - Digital Education - Education Week

The tech industry is giving hundreds of millions of dollars to K-12 computer-science education, raising questions about its motives and impact.

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North Alabama schools preparing for auto growth - Education Week

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Students shaken by shooting focus on stopping gun violence - Education Week

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Computer Science for All: Can Schools Pull It Off? - Education Week

Citing a shortage of tech-savvy workers, lawmakers and business leaders have successfully pushed schools to offer more computer science. Now comes the hard part.

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He Wants Chicago Kids to Build the Next Silicon Valley. He's 13. - Education Week

Eighth grader Ian Michael Brock wants to make sure the next billion-dollar tech company is launched by a young person like him. He’s taken matters into his own hands.

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All About STEM High Schools - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

Tom shares three dozen STEM schools that are engaging students in design challenges and high-quality project-based learning, highlighting what makes these schools special and innovative.

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Response: Everything you Wanted to Know About Dual Immersion but Were Afraid to ask - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Elizabeth B. Beltran, Barbara Gottschalk, Dr. Conor P. Williams, Carol Salva, Margarita Calderón, Ph.D., Shawn Slakk and Leslie Davison explain what "dual immersion" is in concept and in practice.

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Las Vegas school partners with company to ban cellphones - Education Week

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Goodbye and Thanks - Walt Gardner's Reality Check - Education Week

Education in this country will be unrecognizable in the years ahead.

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Spotlight on Blended Learning - Education Week

While efforts to measure success are ongoing, schools are developing bold blended learning initiatives they hope can stand the test of time. In this Spotlight, discover how a district’s blended learning program is building positive school culture, why personalized learning is coming under scrutiny, and tips educators can use to make blended learning more student-centered.

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School Shootings Now Unfold on Social Media. Here's What Educators Need to Know. - Digital Education - Education Week

When terror strikes, social media can be used to share information, process grief, and re-traumatize victims. Experts say parents and educators can help.

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Reading with Your Ears, Writing with Your Voice - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

A dyslexic assistant principal explores how assistive technologies can help students with language-based disabilities take advantage of their unique learning styles.

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Go-Between Groups Help Businesses, Schools Shape Apprenticeships - Education Week

In South Carolina and elsewhere, new concierge services are smoothing the way for businesses and schools to create real-world work opportunities for students.

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5 Ways Teachers Can Use Shortages to Demand Better Conditions - Education Week

With many school positions left unfilled, districts are in competition for teachers, argues Maripat Wilkinson. Why not leverage that power to demand a better workplace?

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Why security measures won’t stop school shootings - Education Week

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What Future Employers Want - Education Week

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State K-12 Funding, Aid Formulas High on Legislators' Radar - Education Week

Lawmakers around the country are wrestling not only with how much money states should be be providing in school aid but how it should be distributed.

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Computer Ownership Not Linked to College Students' Future Earnings, Study Finds - Digital Education - Education Week

Giving free computers to community college students had no significant effect on students' future wages, total earnings, or rates of employment, according to an NBER study.

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In Tennessee, Will Teacher Leadership Lead to Increased Student Achievement? - Teacher Beat - Education Week

The group Chiefs for Change has released a report detailing Tennessee's district-based teacher-leadership model.

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Education Dept. Tardy on Issuing Study of 'Homework Gap,' Advocacy Groups Say - Education Week

A coalition of 20 education advocacy groups are upset that the federal Institute of Education Sciences hasn't produced a legally mandated report on students' access to digital learning outside of school.

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The Cost of Personalized Learning? Six Figures, Then Status Quo - Digital Education - Education Week

After a one-time infusion of startup funds, six Chicago schools were able to sustain personalized-learning models on regular public funds, a new analysis finds.

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Virtual field trips: Schools embrace advanced adventures - Education Week

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