In Drought’s Firm Grip
California communities are trying to cope with an historic drought—one that has forced mandatory water reductions across the state. School districts must slash their water usage while facing other...
View ArticleObserving an Uncertain Future for School Districts in North Carolina
On assignment for Education Week, photographer Justin Cook reflects on his return to his familial roots as he documented two North Carolina school districts that benefited from the Obama...
View ArticleGraduation: Facing the Future
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View ArticleSketches of History at the U.S. Supreme Court
Spectators wait in line outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Approximately 50 seats are reserved inside the court for the public to witness proceedings. –Art Lien Courtroom artist Art Lien sketched history...
View ArticleExpired: Looking at Library Books in a New Light
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View ArticleStory Pirates Theater Troupe Takes Up Common Core in Expanded Repertoire
Top: Story Pirates actor Kati Skelton, foreground, performs in front of elementary school students during the Little Falls, N.J., workshop in 2012. –Emile Wamsteker for Education Week. Bottom: Chrissy...
View ArticleEnter If You Dare: The Preston School of Industry
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View ArticleCollege Competencies Take Root
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View ArticleOil Boom Brings Football Back to North Dakota Town
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View ArticleTransgender Youths Display Resilience Amid Hardship
MIAMI (AP) — The transgender community has gained a degree of acceptance in recent years with the help of such celebrities as Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, an actress in the Netflix series “Orange is...
View ArticleSchools in Fayette County, W.Va., Contend With Coal Dust, Rotting Roofs
Doyle Maurer, Education Week’s multimedia intern, describes his experience photographing facilities in Fayette County, West Virginia, for a recent story that detailed the area’s predicament with...
View ArticleA Photographer’s View of the ESSA Signing
Associated Press staff photographer Evan Vucci gives a behind-the-scenes account of his assignment to photograph President Barack Obama signing the Every Student Succeeds Act into law. President Barack...
View ArticleEducation Week’s Photos of the Year for 2015
Education Week’s photo staff presents images that informed, delighted, or disturbed us throughout the past 12 months. These are our favorite photographs of 2015. Preschoolers Liezel, 4, left, and Ryan,...
View ArticleA Roundup of Education Videos for 2015
The end of the year is a great time to look back at the work we’ve done in 2015. Education Week’s multimedia staff sifted through the full array of videos for this YouTube playlist of those that proved...
View ArticleLone Black Teacher Gives A Minority Report
Chrissell Rhone speaks with Gage Harrison, a student at the Picayune Center for Alternative Education in Picayune, Miss. After teaching for 10 years in a school system with an ample supply of black...
View ArticleThe Young Victims of Chernobyl
Natalya Vetrova, 1 year old, sleeps holding a bottle with fresh cow milk at home in Zalyshany, located 32 miles southwest of the destroyed reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Her village...
View ArticleA Photographer’s View of Chicago Schools’ Fiscal Crisis
Assistant Principal Alexandra Escobar hugs 2nd grader Analise Rivera, during recess at R. H. Lee Elementary School in Chicago. Escobar is leaving the school, located in a predominantly Hispanic...
View ArticlePortraits of an Urban School Turnaround
Boca Ciega’s valedictorian Da’Jhai Monroe, 17, is graduating with a 4.7 weighted GPA and is going to Florida State University to study biology and public policy. She was also accepted to Cornell...
View ArticleNurturing Success at a Los Angeles Charter School
Photographer Patrick Fallon writes about his experiences photographing a charter school in Los Angeles, and how it contrasts with the high school he attended. Students arrive for classes at Alliance...
View ArticleFocus on the Republican National Convention
A member of the Education Week team that is chronicling the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Associate Director of Photography Swikar Patel offers his unique view of the event. Surrounded...
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