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Some States Overhauling Vaccine Laws
Amid a resurgence in childhood diseases, some states are rethinking provisions that once allowed parents to exempt their children from school vaccine requirements for personal reasons.
Texting Is Used To Keep Students On College Track
To keep seniors on track for college and to avoid the "summer melt" that leads some astray after graduation, some educators are texting them reminders and information.
Demographic Changes, Shifting Rulings Complicate Schools' March to Integration
Dramatic demographic changes, shifting court opinions, and housing segregation make school integration a major challenge.
Authors Contend Public Schools Outperform Private Schools
A pair of researchers have published a controversial book reigniting the long-running debate over academic achievement in public vs. private schools.
After Scandal, Ohio Issues New School Report Cards
Chicago Union Comes Out Against Common Core
Phila. Educators Charged in Test-Cheating Scandal
Report Card Gives Youths D-Minus for Physical Activity
House Bill Would Make Over Federal Education Research
K12 Inc.'s Revenue Rises; Company Plans Expansion
California Districts Request Extensions for NCLB Waivers
PARCC Group Lowers Price of Common-Core Tests
Bipartisan Charter Measure Clears Congressional Hurdle
Districts Warned Against Discouraging Immigrants
N.Y. Science Hall Leader Remembered as Booster of Informal Science Learning
Report Roundup
Study: Do School Turnarounds Overlook ELLs?
Political Support for the Common Core
At Grade 12, NAEP Achievement Stalls in Reading, Mathematics
Performance on the national exams has stagnated since 2009, including among racial and ethnic groups, prompting renewed concerns about the persistence of achievement gaps.
New NAEP Tech., Engineering Exam Targets Problem Solving
Results from the first administration of the national exam, which is focused on assessing problem-solving skills, will arrive in 2016.
More Educators Say 'Right Amount' of Time Spent on Testing
A survey finds teachers and administrators are looking more favorably than they did two years ago on the amount of time spent on testing and test prep.
Pearson Testing Deal For Common Core Faces Legal Challenge
A decision by PARCC to give the education vendor Pearson a major contract for common-core testing is being challenged by the American Institutes for Research.
Best of the Blogs
Despite High Court Ruling, Ky. District Stays Integrated
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down its race-based student-assignment plan, Jefferson County is maintaining diverse schools and improving achievement.
Federal Enforcement Key to Brown Legacy
The Civil Rights Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act continue to offer tools for compliance, amid a shifting legal landscape.
In a Small Mississippi City, a Half-Century of Legal Battles
Cleveland, Miss., appears far from getting out from under federal court supervision decades after a desegregation case was filed.
Use of Geovisual Software Evolving Quickly in K-12 Districts
The rapid evolution of the technology is due largely to the rise in the use of mobile devices and the increasing technological savvy of school district administrators.
Tangles Abound as Waivers Move Into Compliance Phase
Reaching agreement with the Education Department on fine points of No Child Left Behind Act flexibility can be a make-or-break proposition.
Ruling May Reignite Debate on Prayers at School Board Meetings
Legal experts split on the implications for school boards after the U.S. Supreme Court upholds prayers before meetings of the town council in Greece, N.Y.
Mentor, Policy Hand Samuel Halperin Dies
A political scientist and among the architects of landmark Great Society education laws, Samuel Halperin died in Washington May 6.
Safeguard Use of Student Data, White House Report Urges
A new report calls for assurances that data collected on students will be used for educational purposes, but is sketchy on how to guarantee that happens.
PAGE 28 - Commentary
Still Separate, Still Unequal
Sixty years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, racial disparities in schools should be a call to action, writes Leticia Smith-Evans.
Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History
High school senior Nicholas Dauphine writes that U.S. history has all but erased the struggles of Hispanics against racism.
Why Integration Matters
Integration has a positive effect on almost every aspect of education that matters, and segregation the inverse, writes Derek Black.
Integration: New Concepts for a New Era
School desegregation remains a goal worth pursuing, but by different, more nuanced means than schools used to employ, Leonard Stevens writes.
U.S. Schools 60 Years After Brown
Statistics point to changed racial and ethnic enrollment patterns in public schools, 60 years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed race-based segregation.
Statistics point to changed racial and ethnic enrollment patterns in American public schools.
Essay's 'App Generation' Description Misrepresents Book, Authors Say
Tests Should Assist, Not Determine, Teacher-Certification Decisions
I, Too, Am America
Graduate student Pierce Gordon writes about words and actions that make some minority students feel unwelcome in school programs and on college campuses.
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