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Education Week鈥檚 Focus On reports highlight an important topic in the education field each week.

Recruitment & Retention Colleges Try to Unlock Secrets to Student Retention
Little more than half of college freshmen will get a degree, but initiatives are emerging to boost college completion.
Caralee J. Adams, September 20, 2011
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9 min read
Students head to class at the Charles R. Drew charter school in Atlanta's East Lake neighborhood. The school is part of a neighborhood-revitalization effort in that community that is being seen as a national model.
Students head to class at the Charles R. Drew charter school in Atlanta's East Lake neighborhood. The school is part of a neighborhood-revitalization effort in that community that is being seen as a national model.
Pouya Dianat for Education Week
School & District Management A Community Approach Helps Transform Atlanta Neighborhood
East Lake's conversion from a 'war zone' to a national model led to the creation of Purpose Built Communities鈥攁 community-improvement approach in the mold of the Harlem Children's Zone.
Alexandra Rice, September 13, 2011
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7 min read
Reading & Literacy Academics Find Common Standards Fit for College
In the only study of its kind, higher education faculty give high marks to the common core, but caution that some skills are absent.
Catherine Gewertz, August 25, 2011
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8 min read
Third-grade students Jasir Moore, center, and Shamarri Henry, right, confer on their first day of class at Achievement First Brownsville Elementary School in New York.
Third-grade students Jasir Moore, center, and Shamarri Henry, right, confer on their first day of class at Achievement First Brownsville Elementary School in New York.
Melanie Burford/Prime for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Charter Operators Spell Out Barriers to 'Scaling Up'
Critics of charter schools contend that some operators get preferential treatment.
Mary Ann Zehr, August 23, 2011
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9 min read
Physical therapist Whitney Thomas helps Zack Lystedt, practice walking. Washington state named its concussion law after the former athlete, who nearly died on his high school football field in Seattle.
Physical therapist Whitney Thomas helps Zack Lystedt, practice walking. Washington state named its concussion law after the former athlete, who nearly died on his high school football field in Seattle.
Elaine Thompson/AP
Student Well-Being & Movement Concussion Laws Targeting Student-Athletes on Upswing
In the past six months, 21 states have passed laws to minimize student-athletes' concussion risks, while laws are pending in a dozen others.
Bryan Toporek, August 9, 2011
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7 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Teacher Residencies Make Strides, Encounter Obstacles
The experimental approach of pairing aspiring teachers with mentors for on-the-job training has met with success and problems.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 8, 2011
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9 min read
Marlon Fincher, 17, shadowed a student at a Fort Wayne, Ind., Catholic high school after a new statewide voucher program inspired his family to look for an alternative to the prospect of a cross-town bus ride posed by the closing of his current high school. His parents, Sherry Fincher and Isaac Fincher, at rear, are looking into details of the program that will help low- to middle-income students attend private schools.
Marlon Fincher, 17, shadowed a student at a Fort Wayne, Ind., Catholic high school after a new statewide voucher program inspired his family to look for an alternative to the prospect of a cross-town bus ride posed by the closing of his current high school. His parents, Sherry Fincher and Isaac Fincher, at rear, are looking into details of the program that will help low- to middle-income students attend private schools.
Swikar Patel/The Journal Gazette/AP
School Choice & Charters Capacity Issues Loom as Voucher Support Surges
Private schools have kept up with demand so far, academics say, but voucher programs' design and scale complicate longer-term prospects.
Mary Ann Zehr, June 14, 2011
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8 min read
John E. Deasy, head of the Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks to the media while students line up for a security check upon their arrival at Gardena High School in Gardena, Calif., earlier this year. Deasy is a graduate of the prestigious Broad Superintendents Academy, which has drawn sharp criticism from some observers who see it as a destructive force in schools and districts.
John E. Deasy, head of the Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks to the media while students line up for a security check upon their arrival at Gardena High School in Gardena, Calif., earlier this year. Deasy is a graduate of the prestigious Broad Superintendents Academy, which has drawn sharp criticism from some observers who see it as a destructive force in schools and districts.
Nick Ut/AP-File
School & District Management Critics Target Growing Army of Broad Leaders
As the number of influential school leaders trained by the Broad Superintendents Academy grows, so does the criticism surrounding the program.
Christina A. Samuels, June 7, 2011
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16 min read
An avatar translates a story called 鈥淭he Forest鈥� into American Sign Language. Avatars like this one, which was developed by Vcom3D, a video-technology company in Orlando, Fla., and Gallaudet University in Washington, could be used on the future common-core assessments to give students with hearing disabilities access to the new tests. Students could select individual words or sentences to be translated by the avatar.
An avatar translates a story called 鈥淭he Forest鈥� into American Sign Language. Avatars like this one, which was developed by Vcom3D, a video-technology company in Orlando, Fla., and Gallaudet University in Washington, could be used on the future common-core assessments to give students with hearing disabilities access to the new tests. Students could select individual words or sentences to be translated by the avatar.
Special Education Common-Core Tests to Have Built-in Accommodations
Designers of common-standards tests are already planning ways to make the tests accessible for students with special needs.
Nirvi Shah, June 3, 2011
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6 min read
A 6th grader walks to toss his lunch waste into the compost, waste, or recycle bin near thecafeteria at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School in Fort Collins, Colo. The school features a curriculum that emphasizes environmentally friendly service-learning projects.
A 6th grader walks to toss his lunch waste into the compost, waste, or recycle bin near thecafeteria at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School in Fort Collins, Colo. The school features a curriculum that emphasizes environmentally friendly service-learning projects.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
School Climate & Safety 'Green Schools' Benefit Budgets and Students, Report Says
The American Institute of Architects and the Green Building Council detail what local leaders can do to advance the movement for environmentally friendly schools.
Katie Ash, May 24, 2011
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5 min read
Christian Crank, 6, works on his reading skills at Silver Spring Elementary School in East Providence, R.I. The district enlisted a local psychiatric hospital to keep special education students like Chris in regular district schools.
Christian Crank, 6, works on his reading skills at Silver Spring Elementary School in East Providence, R.I. The district enlisted a local psychiatric hospital to keep special education students like Chris in regular district schools.
Gretchen Ertl for Education Week
Special Education With Hospital's Help, R.I. District Brings Spec. Ed. Pupils Back
The East Providence, R.I., schools enlisted a local psychiatric hospital to help reduce the number of students bused out of the district for special services.
Nirvi Shah, May 17, 2011
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7 min read
States State Lawmakers Make Curricular Demands of Schools
Legislation sets mandates for schools to cover topics in civics and science, financial literacy, arts, sex education, and more.
Erik W. Robelen, May 10, 2011
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8 min read
Jillian Benoit, 12, had vision problems that initially went undetected when she entered elementary school. With vision therapy, the Oklahoma 6th grader鈥檚 eyesight has since improved. Some groups want states to adopt comprehensive eye exams for school-age children that go beyond the vision screenings required or recommended by many states.
Jillian Benoit, 12, had vision problems that initially went undetected when she entered elementary school. With vision therapy, the Oklahoma 6th grader鈥檚 eyesight has since improved. Some groups want states to adopt comprehensive eye exams for school-age children that go beyond the vision screenings required or recommended by many states.
Chris Landsberger for Education Week
Federal Groups Urge Comprehensive Eye Exams for Schoolchildren
Proponents say less intensive screenings miss eye problems that could hurt students' academic performance.
April 26, 2011
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7 min read
Teashia Benson, 8, gets tutored after school at the Lincoln School by teacher Vicki Rouse.
Teashia Benson, 8, gets tutored after school at the Lincoln School by teacher Vicki Rouse.
Bruce Crippen for Education Week
School & District Management School's a Community Effort in Indiana District
Educators in an Evansville-area school district enlist community groups to provide academic, health, and social supports for vulnerable children.
Mary Ann Zehr, April 19, 2011
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10 min read
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