Leaders To Learn From: Richard A. Carranza

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San Francisco Unified Superintendent Richard A. Carranza is charting multiple pathways for English-language learners to become bilingual, biliterate high school graduates. (February 23, 2015)

Leaders To Learn From: Christopher Chatmon

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In Oakland, Calif., Christopher Chatmon marshals resources to support the academic and social-emotional success of African-American males. This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project. (February 23, 2015)

Leaders To Learn From: Mark D. Benigni

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Meriden, Conn., Superintendent Mark D. Benigni adds more time for enriching instruction in low-performing elementary schools. This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project. (February 23, 2015)

'Do I Have to Take This Test?'

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Leena Hasbini, a college counselor at a private high school in West Palm Beach, Fla., describes how students react to excessive testing—and why she left the public school system. (January 23, 2015)

'How Can You Be a Failure at 5?'

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Rosemarie Jensen, a parent and organizer for United Opt Out, on why a focus on testing harms young students. (January 23, 2015)

Teaching Fractions Under the Common Core

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Zach Champagne, assistant in research at FCR-STEM at Florida State University, compares the “traditional” area model for teaching fractions to the number-line model emphasized in the Common Core State Standards. (November 7, 2014)

Innovative Schools Present Classroom Challenges

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The effort to replicate Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy hinges on teachers like Karthik Subburam, a 41-year old former engineer being asked to completely overhaul his classroom practice in an innovative school. (March 11, 2014)

Building Future Teachers' Digital Skills

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Clemson University initiative encourages undergraduates at the school of education to experiment and innovate with ed-tech tools. (January 23, 2014)

A Long Road Back to the 'Rez'

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A starkly beautiful place, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Nation where education for most remains a yet-to-be fulfilled promise for moving families out of profound poverty. (December 5, 2013)

Learning Lakota

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Teacher Roger White Eyes works to ensure that his students at Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation learn Lakota. “I tell my students, this language has a spirit,” he says. “It’s who you are as a Lakota person.” (Dec 2, 2013)

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)