Transition planning for special education students has evolved so that the activities students participate in now mirror more closely mainstream college- and career-prep programs.

Many teachers—even seasoned special education teachers—haven't studied transition planning through university coursework or through other professional development.

Use great fiction as a launch pad to help your ravenous and reluctant learners find that spark of curiosity. In the "Andy Weir and the Unintended Consequences of Curiosity" essay by Gillian King-Cargile, the STEM Read director at Northern Illinois University, find out how asking good questions can lead to great things for your students.

The tension between demographics and academic excellence is prompting scholars to take a closer look at the data on scores and grades and how well entry exams, such as the one associated with New York City's elite public high schools, predict achievement. But one researcher thinks the most consistent bias might be against gender.