Labor Board Votes Against Longer Chicago School Day
An Illinois state labor board has dealt a blow to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to lengthen the school day for the city's elementary children.
View ArticleKindergartners Blend E-Learning, Face-to-Face Instruction
Computer-based instruction in kindergarten classrooms can be controversial, but one Los Angeles charter school is showing promising results and plans to expand the hybrid approach.
View ArticleDigital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students
A service called Bookshare makes traditional books quickly accessible for students with certain disabilities.
View ArticleStudy Weighs Options for Early Learning
A new study lays out some clear guidance for school districts that are wondering whether to invest scarce funds in preschool or in full-day kindergarten.
View ArticleStudy Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition
While much research points to 9th grade as a problem transition year for students, a new study suggests the move from elementary to middle school may be more of a worry.
View ArticleClass-Size Waivers Triple for Texas Districts
State figures show a more than threefold increase in just one year in the number of elementary schools allowed to exceed class-size limits in Texas.
View ArticleCommon Core Poses Challenges for Preschools
Educators are figuring out how to balance the standards' focus on academic rigor with young children's developmental needs.
View ArticleStill Full of Life, 114-Year-Old Philadelphia School Faces Closure
Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia is one of nine schools slated for closure as part of the district's facilities master plan.
View ArticleStates to Take Aim at 3rd Grade Retention
Elected officials in a couple of states are expected to take on one of the trickiest issues affecting elementary schools: how high to set the bar for allowing students to move from grades 3 to 4.
View ArticlePaying Attention
Children's attentiveness in kindergarten predicts how well they would develop the skills needed to succeed at work.
View ArticleThreat to Transitional Kindergarten Roils Calif.
Educators and preschool advocates urge state lawmakers to reject eliminating the new program as a budget move.
View ArticleMore States Retaining Struggling 3rd Graders
As increasing numbers of states move to end social promotion, some are also including interventions to help students learn to read.
View ArticleSummer Reading
A federal study has found no learning gains from a summer reading program that provided books to students, but little else.
View ArticleSeparate Reading Exams Await Elementary Teachers
More states are requiring teacher-candidates to take—and pass—licensing tests in reading before they can move into the classroom.
View ArticleA+ Schools Infuse Arts and Other 'Essentials'
The networks, soon to be in four states, are guided by such "essentials" as the arts, teacher collaboration, and experiential learning.
View ArticleElementary Pupils Immersed in Foreign Language
Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth.
View ArticleParent-Trigger Charter Advances in California
The Adelanto, Calif. school board voted unanimously to approve the recommendation of a local parent group to transform Desert Trails Elementary School into a charter school.
View ArticleColleges Overproducing Elementary Teachers, Data Find
An Education Week review of state data suggests the number of teachers at the elementary level outstrips available jobs.
View ArticleMich. School Chief Focuses on STEM Learning
Linda Hicks' mission became clear when she took the helm of Battle Creek's schools: Ensure that students get the STEM skills they need to land a job with one of the area’s food manufacturers or...
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