EdWeek Update: Deadlines Loom on Districts' Race to Top Plans

[Howard Hartman]

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	TODAY'S TOP STORY Sponsored by:  Deadlines Loom on Districts' Race to Top Plans States are ramping up the pressure on school districts to show how they will deliver on ambitious education policy changes. For more stories, visit Education Week's homepage. Advertisement Use Data to Impact Instruction Tomorrow. DataDirectorTM interprets data from many sources with one login so you can make decisions that immediately impact instruction. Learn more at a webinar. TODAY'S COMMENTARY Sponsored by:  When School Improvement and Teacher Seniority Collide Low-performing schools are hurt most when layoffs mean losing those hired to turn them around, write Rob Manwaring and Tim Sullivan. View more Commentaries from Education Week. Advertisement Help All Your Students Be Star Achievers Acuity® helps you tailor classroom instruction with a complete solution of assessments, reports, instruction, and customization. Download a white paper. MORE NEWS Report: College Dropouts Cost Taxpayers Billions (October 11, 2010, Associated Press) Student-Tracking Devices in School Badges Spark Controversy (October 11, 2010, McClatchy-Tribune) Court Rules Suspended Students Can Go Unschooled (October 11, 2010, Associated Press) Obama Seizes on Fear of Education Cuts to Attack GOP (October 11, 2010, Associated Press) How Schools Are Confronting Anti-Gay Bullying (October 11, 2010, Associated Press) Community Colleges Gear Up for Training in Green Jobs (October 11, 2010, College Bound Blog) Support Mounts for Proposed Head Start Regulations (October 11, 2010, Early Years Blog) Teacher Tenure for Breathing? NYC Says No Longer (October 8, 2010, Associated Press) MORE VIEWS Expecting Too Much from the Best Teachers (October 11, 2010, Walt Gardner's Reality Check Blog) Where's the Instruction: My Beef with 'Superman' (October 7, 2010, Sara Mead's Policy Notebook Blog) Teacher Seniority on the Ropes (October 8, 2010, Walt Gardner's Reality Check Blog) MORE MUST-READS Education Week Articles Available to Subscribers California Data System Struggles to Clear Hurdles Technical problems and performance issues have drawn criticism, though officials say they're making progress. (October 11, 2010) High School Rigor Narrows College-Success Gap Low-income, minority students enroll and do better in college with adequate high school preparation, an ACT study finds. (October 8, 2010) Commentary Averting Tragedy in a Digital World Following the suicide of college freshman Tyler Clementi, educator Matt Levinson suggests that it's never too early to start teaching children about digital citizenship. (October 8, 2010) Preview by clicking article, or subscribe for full access. [Print & Online] [Online Only]		FOLLOW US Follow Education Week's Twitter feed and Facebook page for updates on all breaking news stories, blog posts, and events. MOST POPULAR STORIES 1. Teaching Secrets: Managing October Exhaustion 2. Obama Administration Targets 'Disparate Impact' of Discipline 3. White House Summit Touches on K-12, College Link 4. Learning the Language Blog: ELL Civil Rights Probes Span From Coast to Coast 5. LeaderTalk Blog: How to (Let Someone Else) Fix Our Schools Some stories may require subscription. EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS 21st Century Learning: Teaching Network Literacy Chat Oct. 27, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Sponsored by: CompassLearning Search Education Jobs + Head of School (founding) - Baltimore Campus The Auburn School, Baltimore, MD + REIL Program Director and other Leadership Opportunities Maricopa County Education Service Agency, Phoenix, AZ
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