Special Report: Smart Strategies for Teacher Professional Development

How are school districts making professional development more relevant and meaningful for teachers? This special report takes an in-depth look at a few of those efforts. Read more.

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AP Investigation Reveals Hidden Horror of Sex Assaults by K-12 Students
Across the U.S., thousands of students have been sexually assaulted, by other students, in high schools, junior highs, and even elementary schools-a hidden horror educators have long been warned not to ignore. img
Budget Deal for 2017 Includes Increases for Title I, Special Education


In the proposed deal covering the rest of fiscal 2017 through September, after-school programs would get an increase, but teacher development grants would see a notable cut.
Statistics Lessons Get New Look in Early Grades
Trump Administration Loosens School Lunch Nutrition Standards
School Districts Update Professional Development
Trump Admin. to End 'Let Girls Learn' Education Program, Report Says
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DeVos Tells Fox News: 'There Isn't Really Any Common Core Any More'


The comment came in a Fox News interview when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was asked if she would withhold federal money from states that use the standards.
Opinion Why Differentiation Misses the Mark for Gifted Students


"Differentiation might have a chance to work if we are willing, as a nation, to return to the days when students of similar abilities were placed in classes with other students whose learning needs paralleled their own." Is that really the only way differentiation will work?
Trump Issues Executive Order Calling for Local Control of K-12
Joyful Schools: What One U.S. Educator Learned From Teaching in Finland
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Opinion What's Ahead for Students With Learning Disabilities
School funding must build on the progress of students with learning disabilities,not diminish it,writes Mimi Corcoran. img
Opinion Make Mock Elections Mandatory
Better civics training in schools can help to prepare voting citizens,write Web Hutchins and Megan Heubeck. img

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