Focus On
Education Week’s Focus On reports highlight an important topic in the education field each week.
School Climate & Safety
Title IX Promise Unmet for Pregnant Students
Title IX is most often associated with school sports, but the gender-equity law applies to many aspects of schooling.
Equity & Diversity
Gender Gaps Persist in STEM Subjects
Girls are no longer shut out of math, science, or career education classes like they were before Title IX, but their participation still lags.
Teacher Preparation
Experts Call for Teaching Educators Brain Science
Formal training in brain biology could help dispel some of the 'neuro-myths' that permeate the field, scholars say.
Special Education
Scientists Find Learning Is Not 'Hard-Wired'
Discovering the brain's power to change may be neuroscience's biggest—and most promising—contribution to education.
Federal
Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short on Federal Goals
Analysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.
College & Workforce Readiness
Joplin Poised to Rebuild Tornado-Damaged Schools
A year after a tornado destroyed six of its schools, a Missouri district is building schools that match its new vision for education.
School & District Management
Charter Sector Starts to Grow Its Own Leaders
To meet rising demands for new school leaders, the charter school sector is building a diverse array of training programs.
Teaching
Project-Based Learning Helps At-Risk Students
An alternative school in Oregon offers students who struggled in a regular setting an unusual curriculum.
School Climate & Safety
Study Weighs Benefits of Organizing Recess
Researchers found that a structured approach to managing recess led to less bullying and more time for learning.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated
The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.
College & Workforce Readiness
Career Mapping Eyed to Prepare Students for College
State policymakers are catching on to the concept of student learning plans as a way to drive college and career readiness.
Reading & Literacy
Districts Gear Up for Shift to Informational Texts
Because of its emphasis in the common-core standards, millions of teachers are faced with increasing their use of nonfiction.
Families & the Community
'Parent Unions' Seek to Join Policy Debates
New groups aim to stake out a place for parents' voices amid a crowded field of advocates and policymakers.
School & District Management
Study: Asian Students Uncounted, Underserved in N.Y.C. Schools
A report highlights the discrepancy between the public perception of Asian-heritage students as universally high-achieving and the reality.