Education Week
USDA Sifts Comments on School Vending Machines, 'A La Carte' Items
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is eyeing the nutritional content of foods sold in school apart from highly regulated lunches and breakfasts.
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'Real World' Social Media Helps Students Bond, Say Researchers
While socializing virtually can make it harder for students to make deep connections with one another, new studies suggest that situations like video-chats or avatar environments can lead to more natural engagement.
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How Do You Evaluate Teachers Who Change Lives?
Can evaluation rubrics capture the qualities that make some teachers extraordinary, asks Lorraine Bellon Cella.
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Obama Pushes Pre-K, Competitive Grants
The president’s fiscal year 2014 spending plan highlights his education priorities, but faces bipartisan hurdles in Congress.
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High School Redesign Gets Presidential Lift
In both his State of the Union speech and now his budget proposal, President Obama has emphasized the importance of redesigning high schools.
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Standards' Writers Give Math Guidance
A set of "publishers' criteria" for the common-core standards for high school and a revised set for elementary school are released.
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School Board Transparency a Challenge in Digital Age
With new communications technology, school boards are confounded by how to conduct business and conform to open-meetings and -records laws.
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