A Little Preschool in the Woods

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The Audubon Nature Preschool in Chevy Chase, Md., is among a growing number of preschools across the country where children spend all or most of their days outdoors. (January 19, 2017)

Supporting Parents to Build Student Achievement

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At the Bronx Parent Center in New York, professors are training parents to play a more active role in their children's schooling, teaching them strategies for helping their children build academic, behavioral, and social skills. (November 5, 2013)

Post 9/11: Teacher Remembers Fallen Colleague

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Montgomery County teacher Patti Norton speaks about Bill Ruth, a fellow teacher killed in the Pentagon attack on 9/11. (October 14, 2011)

A Political Snapshot of America’s K-12 Educators

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A nationally representative Education Week survey shows rifts among teachers, principals, and superintendents on hot-button social issues affecting K-12 education, including immigration, charter schools, vouchers, and LGBT rights. (December 13, 2017)

Bettina Love: On Black Girls, Discipline, and Schools

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The schools attended by African-American girls who live in poverty are often low-performing and too focused on discipline, explains researcher Bettina L. Love. (June 2, 2016)

Kindergarten Can Be Overwhelming - Some Educators Try to Ease the Way

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The start of kindergarten can be an overwhelming time for students - and their parents. In Portland, Ore., a summer program is designed to ease that transition and help students succeed in that critical kindergarten year. (August 15, 2018)

Five Common Traits of Top State School Systems

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Education Week’s annual Quality Counts report card ranks state school systems on a host of factors, and the data shows common strengths among top performers. (January 25, 2018)

Schools Chief Builds Cultural Bridges Through Language Learning

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Michelle Saylor, the superintendent in Pennsylvania's Bellefonte Area School District, has brought robust foreign language learning to her district of 2,700 students.

‘It Has to Be Possible’: Educating Gifted Students in Small Town Alaska

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Growing up gifted in rural Alaska can be a struggle. But in the city of Nome, educators and community members are working to find ways to get the brightest students planted firmly on a path to college.

At First Denied U.S. Entry, Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team Shows the World What They Can Do

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After visa issues, an all-girls team from Afghanistan finally reached the U.S. to participate in a robotics competition. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza talks with some of the girls. (July 18, 2017)

Writing an Essay is Like Making a Hamburger

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Fourth grader Briana Sotomayor from Jackson County, W.V., explains how writing an essay is just like making a hamburger.