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The article discusses a report by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), which looked at state education policies, particularly the need to improve teacher effectiveness. Problems ranged from a lack of accountability for teachers, their training and placement in at-risk schools. Sabrina Laine of the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality discusses the need to improve teacher quality through state requirements. The role of the federal government in teacher development is considered.

This article reports on the failure of bipartisan efforts to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law in the U.S. in 2007. There were several obstacles to the renewal of the law including an unpopular proposed reform of the law's school accountability system. Particular focus is given to the political climate surrounding the reauthorization process. According to Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Vice President Michael Petrilli, the failure to compromise on accountability can be attributed to the Bush regime.

The article presents more schools resuming in-person learning and four districts making the leap share what's working. Topics include urban districts warier about in-person learning being increasingly beginning conversation; and the districts interviewing by education while teaching, and class sizes continue to pose logistical issues, careful planning making other routines.

The article offers key insights emerging about school districts' liability in the coronavirus pandemic and how to protect themselves including a student contracted COVID-19 at school due to a school's negligence will pose significant challenges given COVID-19's community spread; an exemption in state laws that prevents liability claims against public employees; and schools should receive additional funding to respond to the pandemic.

The article highlights the actions taken by protesters against police officers in Minneapolis after misconduct done to black man, George Floyd. It also mentions about increasing of young people's first interactions with law enforcement; and also focuses on launch of a civil rights probe into the city's police department.

The article focuses on the impact of the shutdown of public and private schools across the U.S. in response to the Covid-19 on the functional of civil culture and daily life. Topics covered include the importance of schools to communities due to their student-welfare services, the anticipated degradation of student learning, and opposing views on the issue of online learning.

The article discusses how schools spending money and time on fighting over vaping. Topics include filing of lawsuits by 100 districts against JUUL, and other manufacturers of vaping devices; the epidemic of youth vaping has penetrated nearly all corners of the nation's public education system; and ways in which vaping was enough of a priority for districts that it was a topic of a session at the recent national conference for American Association of School Administrators (AASA).

The article offers the views of Cincinnati high school math teacher Jill Ruby on the techniques, rules, and strategies of the sport day play. It mentions that the attending after-school study sessions, and students in the district to be connected to the school and community. It mentions that developmental support common for college athletes who must meet eligibility requirements to play.

The article focuses on the benefits of using mathematics for civics education in the U.S. Topics include necessity to analyze several years of exit poll results for students, including the 2008 and 2016 presidential elections; use of analyzed data as a campaign strategy for the Republican and Democratic party; and goal of school to improve civics education toward youths to prepare them for engaged citizenship.

The article focuses on improving mental health of students in schools. It mentions about the problems of mass shooting in schools, however trauma-sensitive schools seek to create safe, welcoming spaces for all students, include those experiencing the disconnection and stress that accompanies trauma. It also mentions that to better understanding of the effects of toxic stress, schools are trying to institute trauma-informed practices.

The article reports that the violent attacks in schools were committed by students who telegraphed their intentions beforehand and could have been prevented. It mentions that the significant variation among the perpetrators, and schools should use a comprehensive analysis to detect true threats. It furtner reports that Union representatives are in charge of enforcing the class contract and making sure students’ rights are protected as mediating conflicts between their classmates.

The article discusses issues associated with K-12 schooling that could help to instill in students a sense of responsibility through jobs or other duties. According to a study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, there are three main methods to study the complex phenomenon, which represents a significant, widespread restructuring of district operations.

The article discusses the impact of the retirements of U.S. Speaker of the House John A. Boehner and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on U.S. education policy. Topics include a possible overhaul of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the replacement of Duncan by former New York state education chief John B. King, Jr., and state waivers related to the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider a 1977 ruling in the case Abood v. Detroit Board of Education which allowed public-sector unions to force nonmembers to pay service fees. According to the author, a rejection of this ruling in the case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could eliminate a significant revenue source for teachers' unions. Details on the U.S. Supreme Court case Harris v. Quinn are also presented. Collective bargaining is discussed.

The article discusses attention by U.S. charter schools to teacher retention. Topics include the burnout and workload facing charter school teachers, the career development of charter school teachers, and talent retention efforts by the charter school networks YES Prep and KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program).

The article reports on new rules being proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, requiring evidence from teacher colleges to validate their graduates' skills in classroom teaching and management. An overview of the department's proposal is given, noting its reporting and accountability requirements. Details are then given reviewing reactions to the initiative, particularly in regard to tying government ratings of schools to financial aid offerings.

The article examines the Professional Practices and Student Learning Program, the teacher-pay schedule in the Baltimore, Maryland school district which emphasizes professional accomplishments over credentials and experience. Details are provided on the history of the reform beginning in 2010 via a collecting bargaining agreement between the district and the Baltimore Teachers Union. A chart is included detailing how teachers can advance on the pay scale by earning achievement units (AUs).

The article discusses a May 2014 report released by the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution that states there is a bias in the way U.S. school principals evaluate teachers during classroom observations. Topics discussed include the teacher evaluation systems that are part of U.S. federal education standards, the use of the value-added approach of teacher evaluation, and the connection between student demographics and how teachers are rated.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. educational consortia Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and Smarter Balanced Testing to field test assessment measures within the U.S. Common Core State Standards curriculum initiative as of 2014. An overview is provided of both the PARCC and Smarter Balanced Testing test designs. Issues surrounding political, technical and financial aspects of the test designs are also identified in turn.

The article discusses the reaction of North Carolina school districts to the state's elimination of teacher tenure. Topics discussed include the salaries of teaches in the state, a state law that makes changes to the length of teacher contracts, and the possible risk to teacher retention in the state as a result of the law.

The article presents information on the field-testing of computer-based tests for common academic standards in the U.S. for mathematics and English/language arts. The author looks at the U.S. Common Core State Standards, the educational assessment organization Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, and the educational organization Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).

The article presents information on U.S. court case Vergara v. California, which focuses on the job protections of teachers in California. The author looks at the Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit, California Governor Jerry Brown, state Superintendent Tom Torlakson, and the California state education department. The article also discusses teacher-evaluation systems, teacher tenure, and the equal-protection rights of students.

The article presents a profile of the Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) program, a spin-off of the Teach for America (TFA) organization, as of 2014. Details are given overviewing the goals and activities of LEE since 2007, highlighting its efforts to place TFA alumni into positions capable of influencing educational policy and advocacy. Accounts are also given noting the political and financial aspects of the organization and its efforts.

The article presents information on schools and universities that are participating in teacher inspections to evaluate teacher-preparation standards in the U.S. The author looks at the British education support services company Tribal Group, the U.S. National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) advocacy group, and the education departments that are taking part in the inspections in New Mexico and Texas.

The article discusses that Will Nash, appointed to the Fayette County district's school board, used an open-records request for directory information of parents in his board district and used the numbers for sending texts asking for support in the upcoming school board election and mailing survey forms. This lead to misuse of personal information and data privacy breach.

The article reports on mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Topics discussed include sentiments of Latino children on the mass-killing event, reaction of U.S. President Donald Trump on the shootings, and view of Melissa Martinez, a spokeswoman for the El Paso district, on the targeting of the Hispanic community.

The article profiles three U.S. states including Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts at various stages of revising civics education requirements in their states and what they've learned along the way. Topics include emphasis on civics at the middle school level in Florida, addition of a brand-new requirement for a semester of high school civics in Illinois and with Massachusetts being the first state to require each middle and high school to include at least one student-led civics project.

The article reports that Los Angeles, California district's school board has passed a resolution to stop the bans on abortion, an unusual move that prompts several broader questions for the nation's more than several school districts. It mentions that school boards, unlike Congress or state legislatures, are nonpartisan, while social issues like abortion often cleave down political lines. It presents views of Andrew Saultz, a school board member in Michigan, on school board meetings.

The article offers insight to a new study conducted by Thomas Kane, a professor of education at Harvard University, according to which replacing a math textbook is unlikely to generate large boosts in student achievement. It informs that according to the study none of 14 math textbooks studied was linked to gains in 4th and 5th grade student test scores collected from schools; and textbook effectiveness is affected by how the books are adapted and used by teachers.

The article focuses on according to a review conducted by the nonprofit EdReports, middle school science series is a good match to a set of national science standards. It mentions the review indicates that agreement over what materials truly embody the Next Generation Science Standards continues to be contested nearly six years; and also mentions Discovery Education officials claim the review process suffered from serious flaws.

The article offers information on the challenges and several suggestions for performance assessments in K-12 education. Topics discussed include advice to prioritize the teaching and learning process not just the testing; suggestions on planning for scaling up the exams and communicating the results to the students; and the advice on keeping the costs and time consumption of the good performance tasks.

The article offers information on the method of annual testing of students in K-12 education in the U.S. and the need for a revision in it. Topics discussed include the lack of support for annual testing from teachers in the country; the method used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress for evaluating students; and the change to curriculum by policymakers.

The article presents questions and answers related to the court case A.C. v. Raimondo focused on civic rights of students including importance of civic education for students, what are the benefits for plaintiffs from this lawsuit, and consequences if lawsuit dismissed.