
Daniela Franco Brown
Assistant Managing Editor at Education Week
Assistant Managing Editor for @EducationWeek 👩🏻💻 Colombiana 🇨🇴 in the Midwest. Pseudo-professional baker. Amateur gardener. Wife to @By_NathanBrown. Mamá.
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3 weeks ago |
edweek.org | Daniela Franco Brown
The A–F grading scale has long been the cornerstone of measuring success in K-12 schools, but educators and researchers continue to question whether those letters truly reflect what students know, and what they can do. A recent Education Week special report, “Grading and Assessment: How to Best Measure Student Success,” examines how districts are rethinking everything from extra credit to class rank, and how some teachers are navigating sensitive conversations around grade changes.
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2 months ago |
edweek.org | Ileana Najarro |Daniela Franco Brown
The U.S. Supreme Court granted undocumented students the constitutional right to a free, public education in a landmark ruling in the 1982 Plyler v. Doe case. On the heels of President Donald Trump’s re-election and assertive immigration enforcement agenda, a new wave of political and policy momentum to prevent or limit access for such students is gaining traction at the state level.
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Dec 3, 2023 |
edweek.org | Daniela Franco Brown
Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL District leaders and principals face many challenges in finding racially and ethnically diverse teachers to serve their students. Fortunately, there are solutions, too. Test your knowledge of recruitment strategies, the impact of California’s affirmative action ban on teacher diversity, the role of mentorship in retaining teachers of color, and the complexities of building a more diverse and inclusive educator workforce.
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