EdWeek Update: Report Points to Widening Gap in Boys' Educational Attainment

[Howard Hartman]

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	TODAY'S TOP STORY Study: Catholic 'Brand' Satisfied Voucher Parents Few parents who sought—and got—Catholic-school placements for their children in the D.C. voucher program ended up withdrawing. For more stories, visit Education Week's homepage. Advertisement Get your students crafting stories like a pro. In Writing Stories award-winning author Carolyn Coman (What Jamie Saw, The Memory Bank) offers sage advice and practical exercises on all aspects of fiction-writing—getting ideas, plot, setting, characters, dialogue, and more. Preview the entire book online! TODAY'S COMMENTARY Ending Three-Card Monte in Teacher Education Mark Alter and Gordon M. Pradl argue that teacher education programs must have a direct connection with student learning outcomes. View more Commentaries from Education Week. Follow Education Week Commentary @EdWeekComm Advertisement Online Teacher Evaluations Take Flight School districts are using the superpower of cloud-based performance evaluations to improve their evaluation process, save money, and go paperless. TalentEd Perform is leading the way, making life easier for principals with customizable forms and easy-to-use reporting options. Click here to learn more. E-LEARNING New Report Seeks to Clarify 'Blended Learning' The Innosight Institute report recommends policies for mixing face-to-face and online learning, but critics question the suggested measures. View more E-Learning stories from Education Week. TODAY'S MUST-READ Presidential Awards for STEM Teachers Go Unclaimed Nearly a quarter of the prizes available in a prestigious award program for STEM teachers will not be bestowed this year. Preview by clicking headline, or subscribe for full access. MORE NEWS Report Points to Widening Gap in Boys' Educational Attainment (May 17, 2011, Inside School Research Blog) Turnaround Bill Would Give Congress' Stamp of Approval to SIG (May 16, 2011, Politics K-12 Blog) Study Finds Interactive Approach Improves Physics Teaching (May 16, 2011, Inside School Research Blog) Federal English-Learner Office Reaches Out to Districts (May 16, 2011, Learning the Language Blog) Bill Would Give Rural Schools Preference in i3 Competition (May 16, 2011, Rural Education Blog) Schools Chief Warns Idaho Teachers Against Political Activism (May 17, 2011, Associated Press) John King Named Education Commissioner in New York (May 16, 2011, State EdWatch Blog) A Primer on Class-Size Reductions, From Brookings (May 16, 2011, State EdWatch Blog) MORE VIEWS What Would Happen if We Let Them Go? (May 17, 2011, Futures of School Reform Blog) Transforming Education: Karim Kai Ani, Mathalicious (May 16, 2011, Sara Mead's Policy Notebook Blog) Are Educators Ready for Cloud Computing in Schools? (May 16, 2011, Leading From the Classroom Blog) 'Are You Serious?' Yep, They Are (May 17, 2011, Rick Hess Straight Up Blog) OUR COMMUNITY Comment of the Day There is nothing wrong attending school online! E-learning is on the rise, whether you like it or not! —JudibeeFL • View this comment and respond. Weekly Forum Discussion Is Lecturing Back? In a much-talked-about article, Harvard scholar Paul E. Peterson points to research finding that direct instruction is more effective than instruction oriented around student inquiry. Which approach do you prefer? Do they generate different results in terms of achievement or motivation? • Join the discussion. Follow EdWeek on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news and insight.		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