Education Week

1 day ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Vickie Dunaway, the school nutrition director at the Milan Special school district in rural West Tennessee, can rattle off an impressive list of fresh fruits and vegetables that were part of the district’s cafeteria meals, until recently: strawberries, blackberries, apples, tomatoes, corn, broccoli, and romaine lettuce. In her 10-year stint as a nutrition director, Dunaway has been keen on setting up a farm-to-table pipeline of locally sourced, fresh produce for school lunches.

2 days ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions, according to a sweeping survey of U.S. adults.

4 days ago | edweek.org | Rick Hess |Frederick M. Hess

The winds of educational change are blowing. Tim Knowles is the 10th president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the 120-year-old organization that birthed the Carnegie Unit and the Educational Testing Service. Knowles is intent on steering into the teeth of that gale, working to retool the Carnegie Unit and intent on assessing the promise of innovations like the three-year college degree or micro-credentials.

4 days ago | edweek.org | Sarah Schwartz

In many schools, rigorous academic coursework—Advanced Placement classes, dual-enrollment programs, or career-technical electives—is reserved for only the highest-achievers. What does it take for a district to make those options available to the majority of the student body?

5 days ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a big leap, with students moving from kindergarten classrooms dominated by “play” centers (think dress-up, blocks, and paint easels) and sing-alongs to 1st grade, where students typically are expected to sit at their desks, listen to their teacher’s instructions, and learn how to read.