EdWeek Update: Report: U.S. Makes Modest Gains in Graduation Rate

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	TODAY'S TOP STORY Blended Learning Sports Variety of Approaches Educators are identifying promising models for mixing online learning and face-to-face instruction that emphasize a more personalized approach to education. • Includes Video: Blended Learning, Real Teaching • Full Report: Technology Counts 2012 For more stories, visit Education Week's homepage. Advertisement TODAY'S COMMENTARY How Can We Avoid These Senseless Shootings? Character education and building meaningful relationships with students can be big steps in helping school communities prevent tragedies, writes Mark Hyatt. View more Commentaries from Education Week. Follow Education Week Commentary @EdWeekComm Advertisement Expert 21—Reading, Writing and Thinking for the 21st Century The new, comprehensive English language arts curriculum built to implement the Common Core Standards. Learn more. ASSESSMENT AND TESTING Policymakers Weigh Gathering More Data for NAEP Its governing board is looking at collecting more background data to help gauge why some states and districts perform better than others. View more Assessment and Testing stories from Education Week. TODAY'S MUST-READ USDA: 'Pink Slime' Optional in School Lunch Program Amid controversy over the ingredient's use in ground beef products, the USDA says schools can opt out of products containing the filler. Preview by clicking headline, or subscribe for full access. MORE NEWS Report: U.S. Makes Modest Gains in Graduation Rate (March 19, 2012, Associated Press) Scientists Disagree on Need for Rewrite of Autism Definition (March 16, 2012, On Special Education Blog) Study Asks: Where Should Student Teachers Teach? (March 16, 2012, Inside School Research Blog) Most Teachers Know About Common Core, Survey Finds (March 16, 2012, Curriculum Matters Blog) Survey: Tablet Ownership Up Among H.S., College Students (March 17, 2012, Digital Education Blog) Politics Seen Trumping Research in Battles Over Early Education (March 16, 2012, Early Years Blog) School Reform, New Orleans-Style (March 16, 2012, District Dossier Blog) Calif. Teachers, Gov. Brown Reach Accord on Taxes (March 16, 2012, State EdWatch Blog) MORE VIEWS Perform to Get a Teaching License (March 19, 2012, Walt Gardner's Reality Check Blog) Less Sympathy, More Empathy (March 19, 2012, Rick Hess Straight Up Blog) A Million Teachers Prepare to March Out the Classroom Door (March 18, 2012, Living in Dialogue Blog) On Borrowing Best Practices and Even Better Policies (March 19, 2012, Top Performers Blog) School Leaders Must Embrace Change (March 19, 2012, Learning Forward's PD Watch Blog) OUR COMMUNITY Comment of the Day If the emphasis goes too far in the direction of informational text, we will lose the insights of the art of the language of creation; we will lose imagination and creativity itself. —Bluerose • View this comment and respond. Weekly Forum Discussion More Nonfiction in Schools? Because of its emphasis in the common-core standards, millions of teachers are faced with increasing their use of nonfiction. Are you in favor of more nonfiction reading in schools? What challenges arise when teaching students to understand informational texts? • Share your thoughts. Follow EdWeek on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news and insight.		VIDEOS EdWeek Video Our collection of education videos is growing. Hear a teacher and student discuss their experiences with blended learning, learn about the acting troupe inspiring students to write through improvised plays, and see how Joplin, Mo., is using technology to rebuild. View our video gallery. MOST POPULAR STORIES 1. USDA Says Schools Can Opt Out of 'Pink Slime' in Lunch Program 2. Districts Gear Up for Shift to Informational Texts 3. Six Keys to Successful Collaboration 4. Bridging Differences Blog: Why Are Teachers So Upset? 5. Living in Dialogue Blog: A Million Teachers Prepare to March Out the Classroom Door Some stories may require subscription. 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