October 22, 2008 Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, and Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, take sharply contrasting views on a number of key education policy issues.
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Campaign '08 Multimedia Resource
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June 5, 2008 This map displays 2004-05 graduation rates for every congressional district in the nation (110th Congress).
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Diplomas Count 2008
April 22, 2008 This interactive timeline tracks ideas and efforts to improve student learning since the release of A Nation at Risk. The timeline includes links to more than 100 Education Week stories.
• Part of year-long series,
A Nation at Risk: 25 Years Later.
February 25, 2008 A look at the key presidential campaign positions on education of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. Part of our special report,
Campaign '08.
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March 19, 2008 These interactive maps offer a quick way to examine state-by-state grades by categories. The grades break down into three categories: access, capacity, and use. Part of our annual report,
Technology Counts 2008.
January 10, 2008 This interactive map offers a quick way to examine State-by-State grades and summary data. The breakdown includes Chance for Success, K-12 Achievement and other indicators. Part of our annual report,
Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching.
January 10, 2008 In addition to the State Report Cards interactive map, this tool lets readers calculate grades for states based on weighting schemes that they devise themselves. Part of our annual report,
Quality Counts 2008: Tapping Into Teaching.
January 11, 2008 Read and compare 2008 presidential candidates' backgrounds and detailed education platforms. Part of our special report,
Campaign '08.
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March 29, 2007 These interactive maps offer a quick way to examine state-by-state grades by categories. The grades break down into three categories: access, capacity, and use. Part of our annual report,
Technology Counts 2007.
March 29, 2007 This interactive timeline examines key educational technology trends over the past 10 years. Features previous editions of
Technology Counts and more than 50
Education Week articles. Part of our annual report
Technology Counts 2007.
April 3, 2007 The National Association of Street Schools, a network of faith-based small schools serving students at high risk of academic failure, has grown to 44 schools in 19 states.
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January 4, 2007 The Chance-for-Success Index is based on an original state-by-state analysis, combining information from 13 individual indicators that span an individual's life. This interactive map offers a quick way to examine various indicators and summary data. Part of our annual report,
Quality Counts 2007: From Cradle to Career.
November 8, 2006 Democrats shifted the balance of power throughout the states in 2006's election. Explore this interactive map to see election results, each candidate's education platform and every state's detailed education information. Part of our
Election 2006 coverage.
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November 8, 2006 Voters defeat funding measures, but also refuse to restrict spending. Explore this interactive map to see details on all the passed and failed measures. Part of our
Election 2006 coverage.
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related story.
November 8, 2006 This interactive resource includes state chiefs and state boards results. Part of our
Election 2006 coverage.
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related story.
September 19, 2006 Born of a partnership between the Philadelphia public schools and the world's leading software-maker, a new high-tech high school starts strutting its stuff.
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"Where Big-City Schools Meet ‘Microsoft Smarts’".
September 6, 2006 As
Education Week marks its 25th anniversary, insiders and observers recall the paper's start and assess its role in fostering a national conversation on schools. This timeline, showing many of the 60-plus special reports and series that the newspaper has published, suggests how its pages have reflected, and often anticipated, debates in education.
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story.
July 25, 2006 Annual survey of K-12 salaries, wages also looks at more than 20 other public school jobs. This interactive resource provides a regional outlook, average annual salaries, and salary breakdowns for superintendents, administrators and teachers.
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story.
March 21, 2006 Education Week reviews the 2005 education agendas and outcomes for all 50 governors, and notes their 2006 priorities.
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story.
November 15, 2005 Under Edison Schools Inc., educators work in teams, a model that encourages the development of leadership throughout a building. This interactive graphic illustrates Edision Inc.'s management model and concept.
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story.
November 8, 2005 This map displays differences in states’ treatment of teaching evolution.
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story.
October 4, 2005 Case tests constitutionality of teaching an alternative to evolution in science class. This timeline displays historical highlights of evolution in public education.
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"‘Intelligent Design’ Goes on Trial in Pa.".
