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North Dakota Introduces Native American History

North Dakota is the latest state to make a push for integrating Native American or other ethnic studies into school curricula.




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Audit: Maryland Dept. Did Not Properly Store Data for 1.4 Million Students

The Maryland State Department of Education "inappropriately stored" personal information of 1.4 million students and more than 230,000 teachers, leaving them vulnerable to potential bad actors, according to an audit published earlier this month.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A collection of short news stories from this week.




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DeVos: State Bans on Public Money to Religious Schools Should Go To 'Ash Heap of History'

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos railed against state constitutional prohibitions on public funds going to religious institutions in a speech to the Alfred E. Smith Foundation in New York City.




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A Once Homeless Teen Earned $3 Million in Scholarship Offers. Here's What Made His Story Possible

Tupac Mosley overcame homelessness to graduate as valedictorian, writes Jonathan E. Collins, but there’s an overlooked part of his inspirational story: policy.




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Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Wish I Had Known'

Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A special state panel in Wisconsin has rejected a financially strapped district's request to dissolve.




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Long History Underlies Fight Over Religious-School Funding

The case being heard by the Supreme Court next week deals with a debate that has raged since the 19th century about federal education funding for private religious schools.




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In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House

The 2016 National Teacher of the Year will represent Connecticut’s 5th district, becoming the first African-American woman from the state to serve in Congress.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

Education Week catches you up on the week gone by with a thoughtful look at recent news in K-12 education.




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Washington: A Love Story

We've got information and images a-plenty, if we want to look at states which might have some educational moxie. Teachers are now talking to each other across district and state boundaries, sharing information about how education policy is impacting their daily practice, where market-based reforms h




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Island life : the story of Clarke Island, 1984-1990 / Dion Perry.

Clarke Island is a windswept place in Eastern Bass Strait. It had no residents and could only be accessed by light plane or boat when weather permitted. Having never seen the place, Dion and his family move there in March of 1984. They arrived with few provisions and few possessions to an old farm house in a poor state of repair. To survive they had to learn to live in harmony with the island by forging a semi self-sufficient life style in which they not only grew a garden and kept milking goats, but learned to live off the bounty of the land and sea.




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Restorative justice : an adjunct to the current punitive justice system / presented by Leigh Garrett, CEO OARS Community Transitions, including the Centre for Restorative Justice.




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Orange-bellied parrot habitat restoration and management project : draft final report / prepared by Lauren Barrow (King Island Natural Resource Management Group Inc.).

"This report is the final report for the Orange-bellied Parrot Habitat Management and Restoration Project carried out on King Island. The report relates to the activity period starting 30th of June 2007 and finishing on the 25th of May 2008."--Introduction.




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Telling our story : the Kammermann family in Australia 1876 - 1925 / by Glen Kammermann.




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The Deli : The story of a day in the deli.




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George: The Life Story of George T Tilston.




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ONE TO ONE: The family history and autobiography of Gary Robert Toone - a boy from Kendenup, Western Australia.




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Understanding the Stolen Generations through their stories : from the inaugural Stolen Generation Summit Elder Abuse Prevention and Positive Aging Summit : a resource for the aged care workforce / ARAS.

Two Aboriginal Elders, one of whom had been removed from her family as a child, and the other who was affected by siblings and other family members being removed, provided consent to share their personal stories specifically for this resource, with the vision that people would be better informed and communication improved when delivering care. To respect their privacy, their stories have been de-identified.




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Stories from the soul : a guide to finding meaning in your story / Lyn Bray.




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From trash to treasure : a true story of the amazing unconditional love and mercy of God / Lee Habbershaw.

From Trash to Treasure is an intensely honest account of a life powerfully redeemed and is a demonstration of the goodness of God. Lee Habbershaw's journey to recovery from sexual abuse moved me to tears - sometimes in compassion, but often in joy. The book is rich with the landmark of life events and Biblical truths which, layer by layer, led Lee into the powerful teaching and counselling ministry she operates in today. This book could change your life (page 7)




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Exhaustion : a history / Anna Katharina Schaffner.

Fatigue.




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Race across the world : the incredible story of the world's greatest road race - the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon / John Smailes.

London-Sydney Marathon -- History.




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Talking sideways : stories and conversations from Finniss Springs / Reg Dodd and Malcolm McKinnon.

Dodd, Reg, 1940-




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The greatest flight : reliving the aerial triumph that changed the world / Peter McMillan ; photographs by James L. Stanfield ; historical text by Terry Gwynn-Jones ; construction text by John La Noue ; foreword by Walter J. Boyne.

McMillan, Peter -- Travel.




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The Queen's bed : an intimate history of Elizabeth's court / Anna Whitelock.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Sexual behavior.




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Holistic management : a commonsense revolution to restore our environment / Allan Savory ; with Jody Butterfield.

Environmental economics.




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The house of Islam : a global history / Ed Husain.

Muslims.




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Falling backwards : Australian historical fiction and the history wars / Jo Jones.

Fictions, Theory of.




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Easy family history : the beginner's guide to researching your family history / David Annal.

Archival resources -- Great Britain.




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In search of your German roots : a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in the Germanic areas of Europe / Angus Baxter.

German Canadians -- Genealogy.




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eRecords for family history / Cora Num.

Genealogy




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Internet family history / Cora Num.

Genealogy -- Computer network resources -- Directories.




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Understanding documents for genealogy & local history / Bruce Durie.

Archival materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.




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The Virago story : assessing the impact of a feminist publishing phenomenon / Catherine Riley.

Virago Press -- History.




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Defeating the ministers of death : the compelling history of vaccination / David Isaacs.

Vaccination -- History.




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Milk of paradise : a history of opium / Lucy Inglis.

Opium -- History.




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Tell me why : the story of my life and my music / Archie Roach.

Roach, Archie, 1955-




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Project Rainfall : the secret history of Pine Gap / Tom Gilling.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.




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The first wave : exploring early coastal contact history in Australia / edited by Gillian Dooley and Danielle Clode.

Discoveries in geography.




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Transcribing oral history / Teresa Bergen.

Oral history -- Methodology.




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Fake : a startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies / Stephanie Wood.

Wood, Stephanie -- Relations with men.




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A natural history and field guide to Australia's Top End / Penny van Osterzee, Ian Morris, Diane Lucas, Noel Preece ; photographer: Ian Morris.

Botany -- Northern Territory.




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Storytelling with data : a data visualization guide for business professionals / Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic.

Information visualization.




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The bastard brigade : the true story of the renegade scientists and spies who sabotaged the Nazi atomic bomb / Sam Kean.

Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.




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Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow / Yuval Noah Harari.

Technological forecasting.




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Chernobyl : history of a tragedy / Serhii Plokhy.

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.




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Revenge of the she-punks : a feminist music history from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot / Vivien Goldman.

Punk rock music -- History and criticism.




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The enchantment of the long-haired rat : a rodent history of Australia / Tim Bonyhady.

Rats -- Australia.




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A history of intellectual property in 50 objects / edited by Claudy Op den Kamp, Bournemouth University (UK); Dan Hunter, Swinburne Law School (Australia).

Intellectual property -- History.