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	TOP STORY IB Program Adds Career-Pathway Certificate The new initiative, which blends academic and practical skills, is aimed at providing access to a more-diverse student population. View more College and Career stories from Education Week. Advertisement Math Proficiency Increases with Adaptive Technology Seattle Public Schools implemented DreamBox Learning Math in one of its lowest-performing elementary schools. The school achieved a 21% increase in student math proficiency in one year! Click here to learn more. Science Scientists Find Learning Is Not 'Hard-Wired' Discovering the brain's power to change may be neuroscience's biggest—and most promising—contribution to education. • Interactive Game: Test Your Brain View more Science stories from Education Week. Research Studies Dispute Benefits of Brain Training A pair of new studies question whether exercises aimed at strengthening working memory can boost brainpower in other ways. View more Research stories from Education Week. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Los Angeles Schools Struggle With Curriculum Overhaul A long-planned move to tougher high school graduation requirements is proving to be a challenge in Los Angeles. View more Curriculum and Instruction stories from Education Week. COMMENTARIES Eat Your Math Like the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, math instruction requires a balanced and measured approach, writes Robert Kaplinsky. Pop Quiz on Testing FairTest's Lisa Guisbond creates her own multiple-choice exam to raise larger questions about high-stakes testing. View more Commentaries from Education Week. FEATURED BLOG: CURRICULUM MATTERS Book Sees Big Variations in Classroom Coverage of STEM (June 12, 2012, Curriculum Matters) Evidence Persists of STEM Achievement Gap for Girls (June 11, 2012, Curriculum Matters) Draft Standards Neglect Computer Science, Coalition Says (June 5, 2012, Curriculum Matters) Visit the Curriculum Matters blog. FEATURED BLOG: EARLY YEARS Study: Babies Learn From 'Just Right' Experiences (June 7, 2012, Early Years) Print or E-books: Which Are Better for Early Learners? (June 6, 2012, Early Years) Visit the Early Years blog. FEATURED BLOG: Schooled in Sports Math Performance Linked to Child's Weight, Study Finds (June 14, 2012, Schooled in Sports) Visit the Schooled in Sports blog. UPCOMING WEBINAR Engaging Parents in Schools and Student Learning Thursday, June 21, 2 p.m. ET Underwriting for this webinar is made possible by a grant from The Walton Family Foundation. Many schools struggle to engage parents and help them become more involved in the academic lives of children. Our guests will discuss why engaging parents is important, how schools can improve engagement, and how administrators and others can develop systems that support family and community engagement in students' education. Click here to register for this free live event. Education Week SPOTLIGHT Spotlight on Common-Core Assessment and Curriculum The common-core standards are giving new shape to curriculum and student assessment across the country. This FREE Spotlight explains how the standards will impact curriculum development and the crafting of common assessments. See other Spotlights.		Most Viewed 1. The Home Library Effect: Transforming At-Risk Readers 2. 'Why Flipped Classrooms Are Here to Stay' 3. Title IX: New Opportunities for Girls, But Gender Gap Remains 4. Commentary: Pop Quiz on Testing 5. State EdWatch Blog: Wilhoit to Step Down as Head of CCSSO Some stories may require subscription. FOLLOW US Join more than 90,000 followers of @educationweek to keep up with the latest from our newsroom. Our curriculum reporters are also on Twitter, and constantly updating with news on common standards, STEM learning, and more. Follow Catherine Gewertz and Erik Robelen. Search Education Jobs + Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Tacoma School District, Tacoma, WA + K-12 Teachers and Administrators The International Educator, Multiple Locations + Turnaround Principal, Elementary Teacher T'siya Day School, Zia Pueblo, NM + $125,000 Salary for Master Middle School Teachers The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, New York, NY EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Engaging Parents in Schools and Student Learning Webinar June 21, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. The Senior Slump: Strategies to Keep Students Motivated Chat June 26, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Title IX Turns 40: What's Left to Do? Chat June 27, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Revealing How Education Leaders Can Work Together on Common-Standards Implementation Webinar July 11, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. 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