Slideshow: An All-Girls School in Dallas

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Nancy Bernardino, the principal of Solar Preparatory School for Girls, discusses her school's focus on preparing girls for careers in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math.

Meeting the Needs of English-Language Learners – 2016 Leader to Learn From

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Seventy years before becoming superintendent in California’s Anaheim Union High School District, Michael Matsuda’s mother, Ruth Ikeda, was a 14-year-old freshman at Anaheim High who was forced to live in internment camps. (February 24, 2016)

Superintendent Knocks Down Barriers to Learning for Poor Students

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In South Carolina’s Greenville County Schools, Superintendent W. Burke Royster draws on multiple partners to help keep students engaged in school and on track to graduate. (February 22, 2017)

An Immigrant Student in America: Finding a College

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Ayat Husseini is facing a challenge that many immigrant students across the United States share. She longs to venture out of state, to live on a leafy campus and experience everything college life has to offer, but her father is dead set against it.

You Come Out Because You Can’t Not: A Gay Teacher's Perspective

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High school writing teacher Patty Smith discusses the importance of building an LGBT-inclusive school community. Smith’s desire to create a safe space for all students was the result of her personal decision to come out. (February 16, 2016)

One District's Response to a Special Education Lawsuit

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The Los Angeles Unified School District has struggled for decades to provide adequate services for students with disabilities. What are they doing now to improve the educational experience for special needs students? (March 3, 2016)

An Educator’s Perspective on the Trump Budget

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In this Facebook Live video, Education Week’s Andrew Ujifusa hashes out the details of the education budget with Prince George’s County, Md., Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell. (May 24, 2017)

A Year After Parkland, More States Counting on Student Tips to Prevent Violence

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A year after the Parkland shooting, more states are setting up anonymous tip lines to help prevent school violence. We take a look at Pennsylvania, the latest state to join in. (February 13, 2019)

Personalized Learning Fuels Data-Privacy Worries

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As schools across the country go high-tech, fears about the privacy and security of students' personal information are on the rise. (April 7, 2016)

The Struggle to Diversify Elite Public High Schools

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Due to their selectivity, elite high schools often lack a diverse student population. How can these institutions attract and welcome students of color? Education Week spoke to students at Lowell High School in San Francisco, Calif. (July 26, 2016)

A Passion for Saving Schools on the Brink

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Sharon Griffin, the chief of schools in Tennessee’s Shelby County school district, has led a far-reaching turnaround of low-performing schools in the city of Memphis. (February 22, 2017)