Education Week

Education Week (edweek.org) is America’s most trusted source of independent K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion. Our comprehensive coverage of education policy takes the form of articles, photography, and video journalism.

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Superintendent Faces Discipline After Authorizing Active-Shooter Drill With Mask, Fake Gun
edweek.org - Denisa R. Superville
A superintendent is facing backlash and possible disciplinary action after he authorized an active-shooter drill that allegedly included a school …
Education
Advice for New Principals: Know Your Boss's Expectations
edweek.org - Denisa R. Superville
In our fourth installment of advice for new principals, Education Week talked to Ben Rodriguez, who spent the last eight years as the principal at …
Education
How's Your Local Head Start Performing? Sampling Classrooms May Not Be Enough
edweek.org - Sarah D. Sparks
Individual Head Start classrooms vary enough in quality that the ratings of more than a third of centers could change by random chance, according to …
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Is in Turmoil, But Dramatic Changes to Its Schools Might Endure
edweek.org - Andrew Ujifusa
Puerto Rico's political leadership might be about to crumble. So what could that mean for the island's school system? Anger in the U.S. territory …
John Paul Stevens
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, a Voice for Student Rights, Dies at 99
edweek.org - Mark Walsh
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who in dozens of education cases in his more than 34 years on the court was a voice for student …
Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos to Visit Manufacturer Where Hundreds of Teachers Work Second Jobs
edweek.org - Evie Blad
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit a South Carolina company Thursday to highlight a Trump administration workforce initiative. What …
Education
Teachers in 42 States to Get Training on How to Shoot Guns
edweek.org - Madeline Will
On July 20, more than 200 firearm instructors across the country will train teachers how to shoot a gun and handle a weapon. The courses are being …
Students
Teachers Support Social-Emotional Learning, But Say Students in Distress Strain Their Skills
edweek.org - Sarah Schwartz
In Tacora Snell's 5th grade classroom, it's not unusual for students to tell her that they need a break. Snell, a math and science teacher at Ketcham …
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Is on the Rise Among Teenagers, National Survey Finds
edweek.org - Héctor Alejandro Arzate
While smartphones, tablets, and other digital tools have transformed how schools teach, they've also changed the way students interact with one …
Education
How the Trump Administration Is Falling Short on ESSA
edweek.org - Megan Duff Priscilla Wohlstetter
If you have watched Schoolhouse Rock or sat through a high school civics class, you know how the proverbial political sausage gets made. When …
Education
Gaping Holes in How States Track K-12 Spending
edweek.org - Daarel Burnette II
Where, exactly, do those billions of dollars taxpayers annually spend for schools go? That's because state education departments don't have the …
Education
Where's the Senate's Education Spending Bill? Will the Holdup Affect Schools?
edweek.org - Andrew Ujifusa
The House spending bills, including an all-time high for federal education aid, have generated a great deal of interest this year. It's the first …
Education
What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics
edweek.org - Madeline Will
More and more high school students are getting interested in physics, but schools are in a tough spot: It's hard to find physics teachers, so they …
Education
North Carolina's Reading-Test Problems Shine a Light on Procurement
edweek.org - Stephen Sawchuk
North Carolina officials' switch in reading-test vendors just weeks before the new school year gets underway is spotlighting the often murky process …
Education
Teachers, Don't Just Shut Up and Teach
edweek.org - John Waldron
There's a saying I read in an education manual that has stuck with me: The other side of the coin has another side. Last November, I was elected to …
Education
Students Move Further Down School-to-Prison Pipeline With Every School Suspension
edweek.org - Sarah D. Sparks
On the school-to-prison pipeline, school suspensions may be a key shut-off valve. That's because, regardless of students' past behaviors, every school …
Education
The FCC Just Made It Tougher for Schools to Address the 'Homework Gap', Ed-Tech Leaders Say
edweek.org - Alyson Klein
Education technology leaders are disappointed that the Federal Communications Commission voted this week to put the kibosh on a plan educators say …
Education
President Trump Drops Efforts to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
edweek.org - Mark Walsh
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that his administration was dropping efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, and that …
Education
Teachers' Union Delegates Commit to Social Justice, Beating Trump
edweek.org - Madeline Will
At the nation’s largest democratic assembly, thousands of educators debated such white-hot social issues as abortion and reparations, protested …
Education
Education Department Boasts About Faster Resolution of Civil Rights Cases
edweek.org - Evie Blad
On average, the U.S. Department of Education has resolved about twice as many civil rights cases per year under the Trump administration as it did …
News Literacy
Can Media Literacy Combat 'Truth Decay'? What Teachers Should Know
edweek.org - Sarah Schwartz
As "fake news" proliferates and heated political debates rage online, more teachers are turning to media literacy to help their students make sense …
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama Wants Teachers to Make Sure Every Student Is Registered to Vote
edweek.org - Madeline Will
Michelle Obama has a message for teachers: Get your students to vote. The former first lady delivered a video address to educators at the National …
Education
New Online Tool Measures Economic Impact of N.Y. Districts on Communities, Regions, State - Market Brief
edweek.org - Michelle R. Davis
It’s commonplace in the business world for companies to highlight the economic impact of their operations on the community and state where they are …
American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers Is Suing Betsy DeVos Over Loan Forgiveness
edweek.org - Madeline Will
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is suing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, arguing that she has "done nothing to …
Education
Most Attackers in Shootings Last Year Made Prior Threats, Report Finds
edweek.org - The Associated Press
One-third of the attackers who terrorized schools, houses of worship, or businesses nationwide last year had a history of serious domestic violence, …
Poverty
More Cities Take On ‘Period Poverty’ As a Way to Keep Kids in School
edweek.org
Many girls can’t afford menstrual products, leading them to miss class. Some cities like Providence, R.I., are providing free pads and tampons to …
Education
Who's Earning the Seal of Biliteracy? In One State, It's Mostly English-Learners
edweek.org - Corey Mitchell
California's statewide push to honor students who master a second language is growing—and English-language learners are benefiting the most. In the …
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's Former Education Secretary Arrested
edweek.org - Evie Blad
Julia Keleher, the former education secretary of Puerto Rico, was arrested by federal agents in Washington Wednesday on charges related to fraud and …
Education
Civil Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Florida School-Safety Database
edweek.org - Benjamin Herold
A new state database intended to prevent school shootings represents a "massive surveillance effort" that should be immediately halted, a coalition …
Students
The Deficit Lens of the 'Achievement Gap' Needs to Be Flipped. Here's How
edweek.org - Dave Paunesku
Like many well-meaning researchers, teachers, administrators, and philanthropists, I used to talk a lot about achievement gaps. I wanted to help …

Education Week

Education Week (edweek.org) is America’s most trusted source of independent K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion. Our comprehensive coverage of education policy takes the form of articles, photography, and video journalism.