A First-Generation College-Goer Samples Campus Life

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Betty Torres, a rising high school senior in the small Texas town of Mission, studied over the summer on a college campus, an experience that helped her imagine her academic future beyond high school.

What the First Round of Test Results Say About Common Core Progress

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States across the country are announcing results on common-core aligned tests, administered for the first time this year. In New Jersey, most students fell below proficient in reading and math. What does it mean?

Meet Some of the Most Exceptional School District Leaders in the Nation

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Every year, Education Week selects outstanding K-12 leaders who are bringing about systemwide change to benefit students and educators. Meet the 14 educators who are in Education Week's 2017 class of Leaders To Learn From. (February 21, 2017)

A Community Fights to Fix Its Schools

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State, city, and school leaders are working together to turn around the school district in Lawrence, Mass. (May 5, 2015)

What's Ahead for Pre-K-12 After the Elections (Full)

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Policymakers, analysts, and Education Week journalists examine how the elections will affect public ed. policy from the White House and Congress down to the state and local levels, even as educators scramble to get ready for ESSA to take full effect.

Correctional Education by the Numbers

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An Education Week Research Center analysis shows that many juvenile prisons and corrections facilities struggle to provide the same level of instruction that is offered in a typical high school. (March 26, 2018)

The Global Ed-Tech Market: Risks, Opportunities for Companies Trying to Sell Abroad

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K-12 companies face numerous obstacles in trying to sell in the global ed-tech market, from challenges finding the right buyers to dealing with limitations in local tech infrastructure.

ESSA and More: What's Next for Pre-K-12

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Mark Bomster highlights key takeaways from the program’s first three sessions, which focused on the 2016 elections writ large, K-12 policy changes that lie ahead, and the views and concerns of education advocates and practitioners. (December 1, 2016)

Election 2016 Is a Real Civics Lesson for Students

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This year's presidential campaign, with its heated rhetoric and reality-TV tone, presents a challenge for U.S. Government teachers. How are educators teaching the election? (August 9, 2016)

For New Science Teachers, a Chance to Explore

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The Exploratorium, a “hands-on” science museum in San Francisco, offers a specialized induction program just for new science teachers.

Amid Facebook’s Data-Privacy Concerns, Schools Continue to See Its Value

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Facebook remains the center of attention over concerns about data privacy and sharing. How are schools reckoning with how they use the social media platform? Education Week reporter Benjamin Herold discusses on PBS NewsHour. (April 24, 2018)