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Teacher Preparation 'Value Added' Proves Beneficial to Teacher Prep
States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 21, 2012
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8 min read
Brittany Rollins, 17, a senior at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol, N.H., waits for a friend outside the school office. The school's Extended Learning Opportunity program enables Brittany to earn credits for a journalism class by spending time at a local animal shelter and writing about pet euthanasia.
Brittany Rollins, 17, a senior at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol, N.H., waits for a friend outside the school office. The school's Extended Learning Opportunity program enables Brittany to earn credits for a journalism class by spending time at a local animal shelter and writing about pet euthanasia.
John Tully for Education Week
Student Achievement N.H. Schools Embrace Competency-Based Learning
Newfound Regional High School is part of an aggressive statewide effort to make learning more about mastery and less about seat time.
Catherine Gewertz, February 7, 2012
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8 min read
Tim Foist, the superintendent of the Mingus Union High School District in Cottonwood, Ariz., walks outside the district鈥檚 high school. Like some other superintendents, he is moving to part-time status to save money for his cash-strapped district.
Tim Foist, the superintendent of the Mingus Union High School District in Cottonwood, Ariz., walks outside the district鈥檚 high school. Like some other superintendents, he is moving to part-time status to save money for his cash-strapped district.
Laura Segall for Education Week
School & District Management Tight Budgets Put Some Superintendents on Part-Time Status
The poor economy is reshaping superintendents' work lives, causing some to share jobs, do double duty, or work part time.
Christina A. Samuels, January 30, 2012
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6 min read
Dylan Hines, 9, eats part of the well-balanced dinner provided to him at a Boys & Girls Club in Spokane, Wash. The program is one of hundreds of after-school programs across the country that are getting reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to serve supper to eligible children. The funding, an expansion of an earlier pilot program, became available last year through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Dylan Hines, 9, eats part of the well-balanced dinner provided to him at a Boys & Girls Club in Spokane, Wash. The program is one of hundreds of after-school programs across the country that are getting reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to serve supper to eligible children. The funding, an expansion of an earlier pilot program, became available last year through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Jed Conklin for Education Week
Federal After-School Programs' Newest Activity: Supper
Through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, more schools and community centers are serving free suppers to low-income students.
Nirvi Shah, January 24, 2012
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6 min read
Teacher Krista Vetrano talks to 4th grader Oliver Wayland Thompson about coping strategies, at the Ivymount School in Rockville, Md. The relaxation techniques are among a growing number of interventions drawn from research in mind and brain science that are making their way into special education classrooms nationwide.
Teacher Krista Vetrano talks to 4th grader Oliver Wayland Thompson about coping strategies, at the Ivymount School in Rockville, Md. The relaxation techniques are among a growing number of interventions drawn from research in mind and brain science that are making their way into special education classrooms nationwide.
Stephen Voss for Education Week
Special Education Special Educators Borrow From Brain Studies
Around the country, 糖心动漫vlog are starting to turn to research in mind and brain science in teaching students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, January 17, 2012
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7 min read
School & District Management Civil Rights Office Expands Its Reach Into Schools
The Education Department's office for civil rights is trying to make good on a pledge to aggressively combat discrimination, in all forms, in the nation's schools.
Lesli A. Maxwell, December 14, 2011
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8 min read
As the school day ends, students leave the Dayton Regional STEM school in Kettering, Ohio. Student work that combines arts and STEM teaching is displayed throughout the building.
As the school day ends, students leave the Dayton Regional STEM school in Kettering, Ohio. Student work that combines arts and STEM teaching is displayed throughout the building.
Andrew Spear for Education Week
Curriculum STEAM: Experts Make Case for Adding Arts to STEM
Momentum is building to explore how the arts can be linked with STEM subjects to enhance student learning and help foster creativity and innovation.
Erik W. Robelen, December 1, 2011
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9 min read
Equity & Diversity New Census Measure Shifts the Face of Poverty
A new supplemental poverty measure finds fewer children, more senior citizens, qualify as poor.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 15, 2011
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6 min read
Teacher Kathy Thomas helps Chris Leyva, 17, a junior in Herndon High School's Economics and Personal Finance class, construct a resume on Oct. 27 in Herndon, Va. With the cost of college rising and family finances strained, students are taking out more loans to pay for their education. To better equip students to manage their college expenses, financial-literacy programs are spreading in high school classrooms and on college campuses. Virginia now requires all students to complete a one-credit financial-literacy course.
Teacher Kathy Thomas helps Chris Leyva, 17, a junior in Herndon High School's Economics and Personal Finance class, construct a resume on Oct. 27 in Herndon, Va. With the cost of college rising and family finances strained, students are taking out more loans to pay for their education. To better equip students to manage their college expenses, financial-literacy programs are spreading in high school classrooms and on college campuses. Virginia now requires all students to complete a one-credit financial-literacy course.
Nicole Fruge/Education Week
Curriculum High Schools, Colleges Push Financial Literacy
Students are taking on more college debt in this struggling economy, often without the knowledge to make wise choices.
Caralee J. Adams, October 28, 2011
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8 min read
Manny Babbitt, 12, studies the foliage while he and other 6th graders from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, R.I., hike along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield last week. The students go off campus twice a week during the extra period that was added to the school day to enhance their knowledge of science and mathematics.
Manny Babbitt, 12, studies the foliage while he and other 6th graders from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, R.I., hike along a trail at the Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield last week. The students go off campus twice a week during the extra period that was added to the school day to enhance their knowledge of science and mathematics.
M. Scott Brauer for Education Week
Science Push Is On to Add Time to School
Policymakers are promoting expanded learning time to help low-performing students, but the know-how and resources for implementation are lacking.
Nora Fleming, October 24, 2011
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10 min read
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Law & Courts Justice Thomas Holds Firm Views on Youths' Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' opinions in youths'-rights cases reflect his 'originalist' thinking.
Mark Walsh, October 17, 2011
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11 min read
Freshman Kilee Henry, center, waits for fisherman to haul up a net in Virginia Beach, Va. She and classmates from Ocean Lakes High School attended the launch of one of the environmental-literacy efforts making a splash in schools.
Freshman Kilee Henry, center, waits for fisherman to haul up a net in Virginia Beach, Va. She and classmates from Ocean Lakes High School attended the launch of one of the environmental-literacy efforts making a splash in schools.
Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun for Education Week
Federal Environmental Literacy Making a Splash
The U.S. Education Department unveils criteria for a "green schools" competition, while states and districts move forward with plans for the topic.
Erik W. Robelen, October 10, 2011
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5 min read
Counselor Susan Rhodes talks with Derek Watkins, left, Ian Lawrence, and Hunter Himes, all 17, in the College Access Center at Perry County High School in Linden, Tenn. Ms. Rhodes works with students and their families to overcome a basket of concerns that may inhibit those looking to attend college.
Counselor Susan Rhodes talks with Derek Watkins, left, Ian Lawrence, and Hunter Himes, all 17, in the College Access Center at Perry County High School in Linden, Tenn. Ms. Rhodes works with students and their families to overcome a basket of concerns that may inhibit those looking to attend college.
Josh Anderson for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Helping Rural Students Leap Cultural Hurdles to College
Family- and community-focused efforts aim to overcome factors that may discourage rural students from applying to and attending college.
Diette Courr茅g茅 Casey, October 4, 2011
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8 min read
Soon after it was introduced in 2006, Gardasil, the first vaccine against some strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, became the subject of debates over whether to require it for young girls. Now, candidates vying to be the Republican Party鈥檚 nominee for president next year. are rekindling those sensitive arguments.
Soon after it was introduced in 2006, Gardasil, the first vaccine against some strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, became the subject of debates over whether to require it for young girls. Now, candidates vying to be the Republican Party鈥檚 nominee for president next year. are rekindling those sensitive arguments.
Charles Rex Arbogast/AP-File
Student Well-Being & Movement Debate Revives Old Arguments on HPV Vaccine
Since the HPV vaccine was introduced in 1996, dozens of states have debated whether to require it for preteens.
September 27, 2011
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8 min read
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