EdWeek Update: NCLB Turns 10: Perspectives on the Law

[Howard Hartman]

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	COMMENTARIES NCLB Turns 10 To reflect on the law's anniversary, the Education Week Commentary editors asked a range of K-12 education leaders, politicians, teachers, and advocates for their thoughts. • GEORGE MILLER A Landmark Law for Children • LAMAR ALEXANDER NCLB Lessons: It Is Time for Washington to Get Out of the Way For more on the 10th anniversary of the law, visit NCLB Turns 10. Advertisement What Every Middle School Teacher Needs to Know About Reading Tests saves valuable time and helps you empower your students without sacrificing high-quality instruction. You'll get strategies and activities for mastering test items across all of the commonly assessed reading standards. Preview the entire book online! GENDER Out-of-School Time Drawing Girls Into STEM Efforts are under way to engage minority, underprivileged, and female students in STEM learning via programs outside the traditional school day. View more Gender stories from Education Week. TODAY'S MUST-READ Conn. Superintendents Push Dramatic Changes The Connecticut classroom of the future may not be limited by a traditional school year, the four walls of a classroom, or even the standard progression of grades if a group of superintendents gets its way. Preview by clicking headline, or subscribe for full access. MORE NEWS Police Kill Texas Student Carrying Pellet Gun (January 5, 2012, Associated Press) Feds Plan to Help Teens, Young Adults Find Summer Jobs (January 5, 2012, Politics K-12 Blog) Majors Matter in Job Prospects for Recent College Graduates (January 4, 2012, College Bound Blog) Robert L. Carter, Pivotal in Desegregation Cases, Dies at 94 (January 5, 2012, The School Law Blog) House to Release Teacher, Accountability Bills This Week (January 5, 2012, Politics K-12 Blog) New Data on Teacher Education Begins to Flow (January 4, 2012, Teacher Beat Blog) Fraud, Misconduct Cost Chicago Schools $1.13M, Report Finds (January 4, 2012, McClatchy-Tribune) N.Y. Gov.: 2010 Teacher-Evaluation Law Not Working (January 4, 2012, State EdWatch Blog) MORE VIEWS What Disparities in Wealth Say About Society (January 5, 2012, Bridging Differences Blog) So How Did California Win an ELC Grant, Anyway? (January 5, 2012, Sara Mead's Policy Notebook Blog) Sometimes Philanthropy Is Just Philanthropy (January 5, 2012, John Wilson Unleashed Blog) An International Perspective on Teacher Quality (January 5, 2012, Top Performers Blog) Why Not an Ounce of Prevention? (January 5, 2012, Sputnik Blog) OUR COMMUNITY Comment of the Day I'm not naive enough to believe every student is paying attention to everything we say, but I am convinced that they watch everything we do! —Eumatthe • View this comment and respond. Weekly Forum Discussion Top Education Topics of 2012? What education issues do you expect to dominate the headlines in 2012? What issues should be getting more attention than they are now? Are there any issues you're tired of hearing about? • Share your thoughts. Follow EdWeek on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news and insight.		EDWEEK SPOTLIGHT Implementing Common Standards There is ongoing debate about the implementation of common-core standards. This Spotlight looks at the key players influencing student assessment, curriculum, teacher training and technology planning surrounding the standards. • View our complete collection. MOST POPULAR STORIES 1. Politics K-12 Blog: Narrow Iowa Winner Romney Has Long Education Record 2. Superintendents Push Dramatic Changes for Conn. Schools 3. Coach G's Teaching Tips Blog: Don't Prevent Students' Mistakes, Prepare for Them 4. Rick Hess Straight Up Blog: The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings 5. Curriculum Matters Blog: Common Assessments: More Details Emerge Some stories may require subscription. 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