Students With Disabilities as Likely to Enter Science Fields, New Fed Data Show - Inside School Research - Education Week

They were slightly more likely than students without a disability to attend two-year rather than four-year colleges.

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The Unintended Consequences of Innovation - EdTech Researcher - Education Week

By helping students develop empathy, it may be possible to prevent the negative consequences of innovation, like fake news and online bullying.

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Rural Mississippi District Personalizes Learning for Teachers and Students - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

Dr. Philip Hickman, Superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District in rural Mississippi, shares how Columbus is proof that personalized learning and innovative education can happen anywhere.

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Democrats Raise Additional Questions About DeVos Financial Disclosure - Politics K-12 - Education Week

As a Senate committee nears a vote on Betsy DeVos's nomination as U.S. secretary of education, several Democrats on the panel continue to press concerns about the nominee's financial disclosure and ethics agreement.

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Despite push to scrap cursive writing, schools stick with it - Education Week

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'Alternative Facts': A Wake-Up Call for Educators - Leadership 360 - Education Week

Let's proceed as if it is a good thing to be compassionate and kind as a person or nation. Those qualities are not mutually exclusive from strength.

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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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