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20 Years After Groundbreaking Report on Teaching, a New Report Asks: What Now? http://bit.ly/2b97n75  #teaching

Do teachers need additional training to work in struggling schools? Leaders in two large districts say yes.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2016/08/districts_offer_additional_tra.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

#EWopinion: The latest technology is no substitute for traditional summer school.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2016/08/summer_school_is_still_best_way_to_catch_up.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

.@Rulz4Engagement: Watch: What a Principal Learned by Shadowing a Student for a Day http://bit.ly/2aN4W6X  #studentlife

One school’s journey to meet the needs of transgender students by Education Week Video http://buff.ly/2bfC0oK  via @versedotcom

Personalized learning pioneer Summit Public Schools is expanding its network to include 100 new schools.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2016/08/summit_public_schools_expands_basecamp.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

.@District_Doss: Chicago CEO Says Classroom Cuts May Be Necessary Without Union Concessions http://bit.ly/2b8TqpW  #districts

#EWopinion: Pre-K policymakers need to wake up from nap time.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/08/pre-k_policy_makers_need_to_wake_from_nap_time_1.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

Teachers in #CommonCore states have a big say in choosing the resources they use.https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/teachers-in-common-core-states-have-big-say-in-choosing-resources-report-suggests/?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

Social Media Use Linked to Low Math, Reading, Science Performance http://bit.ly/2b8Owct  #curriculum

When it comes to improving schools, states have pretty much closed their eyes and dropped the ball.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2016/08/ncsl_report_critical_education_policy_failed_schools.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

An appeals court revived a lawsuit challenging a 60-year-old monument displaying the Ten Commandments at a Pa. h.s.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2016/08/appeals_court_revives_suit_cha.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

.@EWEdMedia: Harvard's Paul Peterson Stepping Down From the Helm of Education Next http://bit.ly/2aMPI1A  #media

How do we make sure data shine a light on how potentially at-risk students are being served? http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/10/data-is-critical-for-high-mobility-students.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw … #ewopinion

States are working on ways to engage the public as they craft their #ESSA plans.http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/03/states-working-to-engage-public-as-they.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

A black school choice group is pushing back on the NAACP's charter school moratorium.http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2016/08/naacp_calls_for_ban_on_new_charter_schools.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

Who Will Run PARCC and How? http://bit.ly/2aMGBOG  #curriculum

A new plan would keep Nevada's Clark County district intact.http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/03/new-plan-would-keep-nevadas-sprawling-clark.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …