Senate approves $100 million for Snyder's workforce plan - Education Week

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Response: Avoid Burn-Out by 'Remembering What First Drove you Into Teaching' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Tabitha Pacheco, Amanda Koonlaba, Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin, Megan M. Allen, and Daniel Rechtschaffen finish-up this three-part series on avoiding teacher burn-out.

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How Cengage Supports the Shift to Competency - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

With more than half their revenue coming from digital products, Cengage is managing a shift from publisher to tech company, and their new efforts are set to make waves in competency education.

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Straight Up Conversation: Prepare U Founder Ryan Beale - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week

Today, I chat with Ryan Beale, founder of Prepare U, a new curriculum for 13- to 18-year-old students designed to address mental-health awareness and help users navigate the challenges of adolescence. Prepare U was recently endorsed by the American Psychological Association's Society for Media Psychology and Technology.

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Texas governor supports 2 small gun rules after shooting - Education Week

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Arizona's Draft Science Standards Minimize Evolution. Many Blame the State Superintendent - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

The draft portrays evolution as less than settled fact and introduces other errors. Many believe Diane Douglas, the state superintendent, directed the changes.

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Reviving the Manufacturing Sector, Starting in Middle School - Education Week

Developed by business groups and educators, the competition helps prepare students for a reborn, higher-skilled field.

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Special Report: STEM Education - Education Week

K-12 schooling in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics offers the potential for innovative ways to inspire students—as well as obstacles that can prevent them from sustained success in those fields.

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Is STEM Oversold as a Path to Better Jobs? - Education Week

Not all STEM and STEM-related jobs are growing, and not all of them are highly remunerative.

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Early-Grades Science: The First Key STEM Opportunity - Education Week

Early exposure is crucial, but finding teachers with strong preparation remains challenging.

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Unlocking STEM Pathways for All Students - Education Week

Each stage in students’ progression through K-12 poses obstacles to persisting in STEM learning. Our special report outlines the challenges—and possible solutions.

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Why the Gender Disparity in STEM Isn't as Bad as You Think - Education Week

Efforts to increase girls’ STEM participation may be focusing on the wrong problem, write researchers David C. Geary and Gijsbert Stoet.

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Chart: Which STEM Jobs Will Be In Demand and How Much Do They Pay? - Education Week

This data breakdown looks at the staffing needs in certain STEM fields, how much particular jobs pay, and what level of education is required for those jobs.

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Response: No Shortage Of Education Buzz Words - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Megan M. Allen, Debbie Zacarian, Joe Hendershott, Russel Tarr, Laura Greenstein and Robert Jorczak share their thoughts about education buzz words.

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Response: We Could Live Without These Education Buzz Words - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Rita Platt, Dr. Douglas Reeves, Jennifer Borgioli, Melissa Eddington, Mike Janatovich, Mandi White and Tara Dale share their buzz word nominations.

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School Officials Urge Congress to Update Student-Data Privacy Law - Politics K-12 - Education Week

School officials urged federal lawmakers to update the law governing the handling and disclosure of student data in a House hearing, saying that it must provide more clarity to education leaders.

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Why Schools Need to Change. Really. - Learning Deeply - Education Week

Trends in employment, learning, and opportunity call for substantial changes in schooling. What can educators do?

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5 at DC-area school score perfect on computer science exam - Education Week

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Change Management Is Key to Successful Implementation - Learning Forward's PD Watch - Education Week Teacher

Specific change management strategies can have a significant effect on the scaling and spread of an innovation.

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Schools Shouldn't Trust Google Search Because It Reinforces Racism, Researcher Argues - Digital Education - Education Week

Safiya Noble discusses her recent book, "Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism," and what it means for K-12 educators and students.

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Leverage Students' Gaming Interest - Education Week

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FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal to Take Effect June 11, Worrying Schools - Digital Education - Education Week

School and library advocates, along with Democrats in the U.S. Senate, are engaged in a last-ditch effort to prevent the Restoring Internet Freedom Order from taking effect.

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Student Self-Advocacy Requires Deeper Policymaking - Learning Deeply - Education Week

Policymakers should develop and exemplify deeper learning competencies in order to ensure that all students have opportunities to develop them as well.

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Leadership Endings and Personal Lessons - Leadership 360 - Education Week

Themes of inclusiveness, of passion and purpose, of questioning and listening, and of integrity, respect and courage permeate our five years of writing. They are attributes of leadership that go beyond the knowledge and skill of the work itself.

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On the Bully Pulpit to Stop Bullying - Education Week

First lady Melania Trump unveiled her new "Be Best" initiative last week aimed at promoting emotional well-being, combating cyberbullying, and fighting the opioid crisis.

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Online Charter Used For-Profit Companies to Hide Attack-Ad Money, Auditor Finds - Education Week

Using private companies owned by ECOT school founder Bill Lager, plus a media-production company run by his daughter, the now-defunct online charter school tried to hide the source of payment for nearly $250,000 worth of TV attack ads aimed at the Ohio education department.

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Spotlight on Student Motivation - Education Week

Educators work tirelessly to keep all students engaged and motivated, both in and out of the classroom. In this Spotlight, discover the links between work students find meaningful and their levels of motivation in the classroom, and see what teachers can learn from disengagement on tests.

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Equity and Innovation at NewSchools Summit - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

With a call to leverage diversity for innovations in learning, Stacey Childress opened the 2018 NewSchools Summit (#NSVFsummit) in San Francisco. The national nonprofit catalyzes new schools, encourages better EdTech tools and develops diverse EdLeaders. Tom shares highlights from the summit and more.

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Educators incorporating personalized learning in classrooms - Education Week

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Can Snyder's 'Marshall Plan' fill the Michigan talent gap? - Education Week

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$10 billion campaign launched to educate every child by 2030 - Education Week

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Principals on Student Screen Time: 7 Takeaways From Education Week's Exclusive Survey - Digital Education - Education Week

School leaders are overwhelmingly worried about student screen time at home, but have nuanced views about screen time in school, according to an exclusive Education Week survey.

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Cooper links teacher pay plan with halting some tax cuts - Education Week

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Three Strategies for Serving Underserved Students - Global Learning - Education Week

A teacher shares three ideas for serving underserved populations.

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Decoding Fortnite: 5 Things Educators Need to Know About the Hit Video Game - Digital Education - Education Week

How can schools prevent distractions and survive the Fortnite craze? Educators offer their best tips.

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Audit: Online school inflated time students spent learning - Education Week

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Audit due for giant Ohio e-school closed amid funding fight - Education Week

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Response: 'Teaching is not a job, but a way of Life' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Amber Chandler, Daniel R. Venables, Wendi Pillars and comments from many readers finish-up this three-part series on if educators have had second-thoughts about their career choice.

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Online State Testing in 2018: Mostly Smooth, With One Glaring Exception - Education Week

For the second time in three years, Tennessee experienced major online testing disruptions, prompting new state legislation and raising questions about ESSA compliance.

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Transitions - Education Week

AUSTIN BEUTNER, a former investment banker and philanthropist with no experience leading a school district, has been chosen to run the Los Angeles school system. Beutner also founded Vision to Learn, which provides free eye screenings and eyeglasses to low-income students, though reports say the nonprofit has fallen...

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Online Testing - Education Week

Asking students and schools to switch from paper-and-pencil to online assessments does affect students' performance, but problems might be more short-lived than some educators fear, finds a study by the American Institutes of Research.

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Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Join Forces on New Research & Development Effort - Digital Education - Education Week

In a new Request for Information, two of the most powerful groups in education philanthropy jointly seek "state-of-the-art" ideas to improve students' math, writing, and "executive functions."

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DA: Robot can help student with disability attend class - Education Week

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Same Names, Different District: Why Superintendent Searches Can Be a Game of Musical Chairs - District Dossier - Education Week

Central office staffers—like chief academic officers, deputy superintendents, and curriculum directors—face hurdles making the jump to the top job.

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New Mexico To Count Computer Science as Graduation Requirement - Digital Education - Education Week

The state's education secretary says the move will help ensure students' preparedness for the "21st century marketplace."

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SEL for Gen Z? The Responsibility of Meeting Students Where They Are. - Peter DeWitt's Finding Common Ground - Education Week

o meet the objective of reaching every student and demonstrating that we understand them, we should understand that it is the school's responsibility to reach students with SEL content anywhere and everywhere they take their devices.

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What Story Does Your Demo Lesson Tell? - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

When you're interviewing for a new job, remember that leaders are watching everything. Make sure to dress professionally but sensibly. Come prepared and ask a lot of questions. Be visible. Move around a lot and try not to sit for the period. Make sure to show what you know about differentiation and be intentional about how and what you are doing with the students. Be transparent. Don't forget to write a quick thank you for the opportunity.

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Response: 'I Love my job' as a Teacher - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Shaeley Santiago, Anne Jenks, Sarah Thomas, Dr. Margarita Bianco and Stephen Lazar talk about if they have had second thoughts about entering the teaching profession.

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Fact Check: Trump Tells NRA He's Approved $2 Billion for School Safety - Rules for Engagement - Education Week

In a speech to the first national meeting of the NRA since the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Trump may have misstated how much his administration has secured for school safety efforts.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Gives $14M for Personalized Learning in Chicago - Digital Education - Education Week

The grant to Chicago Public Schools and the nonprofit LEAP Innovations will support personalized learning at 100 Chicago-area schools.

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