Associate Editor, EdWeek Market Brief

Joined July 2013
President Trump has become his own kind of classroom controversy. How are civics educators navigating the murky political waters of teaching about the impeachment inquiry? @Stephen_Sawchuk of @EducationWeek joins the #EWARadio podcast. ow.ly/pyyV30qc2Jv
Why you should carefully examine polls showing that people care a lot about education as an issue in the 2020 presidential election: blogs.edweek.org/edweek/camp…
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If despite ALL my entreaties you refuse to read news that isn't in list form, you'll be happy to know that I've caved. Here's 18 months of reporting on civics ed., distilled into a 10-point list! *shudder* blogs.edweek.org/teachers/te…
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Great discussion! A couple messages for ed-tech companies from K-12: 1) understand the district tech landscape you're going into; 2) be prepared for single sign-on because it helps districts; and 3) teacher peer-to-peer training helps a ton w/ implementation. #edtech
Thanks to everyone who joined @EdWeekSCavanagh, @petejust, and me for @educationweek’s #EdTechSummit: How Companies Need to Support Ed-Tech Implementation in Schools! Great convo!
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Don't miss your chance to join us for @edweek's FREE Edtech Leadership and Innovation Summit today! Better understand the challenges facing #edtech leaders and innovators with this virtual event 10am - 12pm PDT/1pm - 3pm EDT. Register now: bit.ly/2WjueyZ #EdTechSummit
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Paying off an entire college class' student loan debt is more than a generous act: it's what economists call a "natural experiment." Who will be first to study the impact on the graduates? ewa.org/blog-educated-report…
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Not just for kids!
How do you resist a plateful of your favorite treat, even for a minute? For @NPRLifeKit, Cookie Monster and @NPRCoryTurner investigate. n.pr/2Q8jEd1
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Thread: 2019 polling that might help clarify 2020 Democrats' emerging education positions. -Education ranks relatively high in this poll (not for the first time) -% of public saying education should be a priority *for the feds* nearly flat since 2011 -Higher ed. vs. K-12? Unclear
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Topnotch education leaders and innovators sharing lessons learned at Ed Week's annual Leaders to Learn From gathering. Watch the livestream today and tomorrow to better understand what works, and doesn't, in K-12 schools. #LeadersToLearnFrom leaders.edweek.org/leaders-l…
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#LeadersToLearnFrom listening Suzanne Lacey, superintendent, Talladega County Schools, Talladega, Ala., about importance of technology in schools. More at bit.ly/2J8MuIM #LeadersToLearnFrom
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2019 @educationweek Leader to Learn From Suzanne Lacey, @TCBOELearn: The power of putting a device into a child’s hands has transformed learning. #LeadersToLearnFrom #LeadersMatter
Hear from more of @educationweek's 2019 #LeadersToLearnFrom by livestreaming the event here: leaders.edweek.org/leaders-l…
The highly-touted "Teach to One: Math" #PersonalizedLearning model from @NewClassrooms had no statistically significant effect on students' scores on state math tests, per a new @usedgov-funded #i3 study conducted by @CPREresearch. But what about growth? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Digi…
School-to-work legislation on the rise in the states: 165 bills introduced in '18, and 27 made it into law, per @edcommission bit.ly/2NLLo4p
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Dear principals, @educationweek's new report just for you. We searched for solutions to some of your big challenges. Stories on student mental health, time management, safety, keeping good teachers, special ed & dealing w/toxic staff #principalsolutions edweek.org/ew/collections/pr…
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Thanks for reading! For more detail and helpful links, check out the full story: edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…
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Please watch this poignant, personal @KavithaCardoza piece on the forgotten schools and students in #PuertoRico. From @educationweek youtube.com/watch?v=C_vfw542…
Here's my stab at the 5 tech-related trends most likely to shape life in K-12 schools this year: 1. High-tech school safety 2. Media literacy 3. Cybersecurity 4. Computer science for all 5. Changing face of gaming Have at it...what'd I get wrong? edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…
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Spotted in the @EducationWeek office. Do classrooms still have such fine #edtech available for students?
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Kids learn to work together in schools, so why can’t educators do it, too? @AryAmerikaner of @EdTrust stresses the importance of partnerships when looking at new data from #ESSA requirements. #datatransparency edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…