From left, 1st graders Durius Walker, Kayshawn Roundheart, Caleb Washington, Jahmal Harrison, and Lance Shields line up for lunch at City Springs Elementary/Middle School, a Baltimore school where poverty is the norm. Some researchers say poor children fare better at schools where poverty is less ... Read more...
Gwendolyn Samuel, 46, at laptop, founder of Connecticut Parents Union, works with student volunteers at her Meriden, Conn., home, in preparation for an education rally on March 14. —Christopher Capozziello for Education Week Whether they’re organizing events, buttonholing legislators, or si... Read more...