Past Contributions

• The Bookshelf: Jan. 28, 2015

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 27, 2015

  In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Running Dry. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Anthony Tarquin

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 27, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Anthony Tarquin, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at El Paso Full Story 

• The Bookshelf: Jan. 22, 2015

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be. Full Story 

• Young Students’ Study of Race Not Limited to MLK Day

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday inspires classrooms like sixth-grade teacher Peter Maginot’s to hash out the details of civil rights and race in America, in light of national struggles with race and violence. Full Story 

• Arizona Now Requires Civics Test to Graduate From High School

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  Despite warnings that such measures would drive up already unmanageable costs, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently signed into law a new requirement for all high school students to pass a 100-question civics test before being awarded their diplomas. Full Story 

• Senate Education Committee Targets No Child Left Behind

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  Lamar Alexander, the Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate education committee, released a discussion draft of a bill to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Full Story 

• Majority of Public School Students Eligible for Free Lunch

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  A new report that analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics found that 51 percent of public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2013, up from 38 percent in 2000. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Pedro Reyes

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Pedro Reyes, the primary investigator for the Texas Education Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story 

• Houston-Area Early College High School a Model of Success

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  Alternative high school models come and go, but Quest Early College High School in Humble ISD has shown that a focus on student support and real-world learning opportunities make for long-term successes. Full Story 

• Duncan Stresses Need for More Male Teachers of Color

  By Christine Ayala Jan. 21, 2015

  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently highlighted the fact that America’s diverse K-12 classrooms are disproportionately led by white females, despite the fact that students of color now outnumber those who are white. Full Story