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N.Y.C. School Built Around Unorthodox Use of Time

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:03
A small public high school structures educators’ roles and schedules so that students—and teachers—have more time to learn.

Going From STEM to STEAM

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:03
For a greater global payoff, writes Joseph Piro, give the science, technology, engineering, and math acronym an A—for the arts.

Election Loosens Conservatives' Hold on Texas Board

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:03
The Texas state education board's Christian conservative bloc was weakened Wednesday after one of its most prominent members lost his seat.

Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:03
Effective practices focused on student outcomes are the key to middle-grades success, write Trish Williams and Michael Kirst, not a particular grade configuration or curriculum.

Study: Target Aid to 'Stuck' Schools

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
Not all low-performing schools are alike, says a new report that offers a framework to help educators, policymakers, and advocates direct attention to the schools that need it most.

Family Income

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
Living in poverty before age 5 can have a critical impact on children’s earnings trajectories 30 years later, according to a study in the January/February issue of Child Development.

Native American Graduation Rates

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
On average, fewer than half of the American Indian and Alaska Native students in 12 states graduate from high school, says a report released last month.

'Strategic Data Project' Lands Grant

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $15 million to a new Harvard University program designed to help build the capacity of state and school district leaders to analyze and use data for improving student achievement.

We Need a New Start for Head Start

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
In the wake of a negative study, Isabel V. Sawhill and Jon Baron argue for action that will “evolve” the program and improve its effectiveness.

Obama Wants to Consolidate Curriculum Programs

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
The president's budget plan would put all programs into three competitive-grant funds—for literacy, STEM, and a catchall category.

Escaping the High School 'Twilight Zone'

Education Week: Curriculum And Learning - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 22:03
To deal with the motivational decline of adolescents, write psychologists Joseph P. Allen and Claudia W. Allen, teachers have to understand the teenage brain.
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