Federal Home-Visit Program Faces Renewal Deadline

A program that pays for nurses and trained workers to make home visits, intended to change the health and educational trajectories of some of the most vulnerable families, will sunset in March unless Congress acts. (February 10, 2015)

Update to Popular Book Heightens Focus on Instructional Practice

An expanded edition of Doug Lemov's book Teach Like a Champion is published as interest in practice-based teacher preparation is growing. (February 9, 2015)

Idaho Schools Face Potential Crisis Over Broadband Issue

(February 6, 2015)

For Principals, Continuous Learning Critical to Success

(February 6, 2015)

Could Local Tests Be the Way Forward in an NCLB Rewrite?

(February 9, 2015)

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  • Laura Barr, left, founder and owner of e.Merging Educational Consulting in Denver, advises Liz and Justin Wasserman on the school choices available for their 4-year-old daughter. Ms. Barr’s services are popular with middle-income parents in the high-choice city. —Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
  • Laura Barr, right, founder and owner of e.Merging Educational Consulting, tours The Logan School for Creative Learning last week with Becky Godec, the enrollment management director for the private school in Denver. Ms. Barr’s consulting services are increasingly in demand from parents who are unfamiliar with Denver’s expanding public school choice options. —Nathan W. Armes for Education Week

Consultants Steer Parents Through Maze of Choice

As public K-12 options multiply in some cities, families are paying for experts to guide them through the selection and enrollment processes. (February 10, 2015)

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Why Do Some Schools Feel Like Prisons?

In some struggling majority-minority schools, the emphasis is on discipline to the detriment of learning, Samina Hadi-Tabassum says. (February 4, 2015)

Differentiation Does, in Fact, Work

One of the leading proponents of differentiated instruction, Carol Ann Tomlinson, writes a spirited defense of the teaching practice. (January 28, 2015)

The Proper Use of Standardized Tests

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Virtual Preschool: Yes, That's Now a Real Option

Early-childhood experts are questioning the value of a new virtual preschool that offers digital learning materials and online access to teachers. (February 2, 2015)

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States and districts would see new money for teacher training, "personalized learning," and other efforts under a $200 million budget proposal. (February 3, 2015)

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