Career and Technical Education That Helps Students Succeed - Meet a 2017 Leader to Learn From

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Clyde McBride, director of career and technical education in Kayenta, Ariz., runs a powerhouse pre-veterinary-sciences program that propels Navajo students to college and prepares them for jobs. (January 6, 2017)

What Is Grit? Should Schools Be Judged for How 'Gritty' Students Are?

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University of Pennsylvania psychologist and author Angela Duckworth previews her keynote discussion on grit and the role it plays in the success of students, educators, and schools. (May 25, 2016)

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)

Personalized Learning: What Is It?

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Ask a dozen educators to define personalized learning and you’re bound to get 12 different answers about why this approach to learning has strong benefits and real risks for students. (November 6, 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)

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)

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)

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.