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Catch up on the most compelling K-12 news stories you may have missed this week

Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week.

I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to visit eSchoolNews.com [1] and read up on other news you may have missed.

In this week’s news:

Report explores 3 college, career readiness strategies [2]
A new white paper introduces three “readiness models” designed to gauge students’ preparedness for college and workforce success.

Computer science could become grad requirement for Chicago students [3]
Chicago Public Schools officials said they are ready to move ahead with an initiative long-touted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make computer science a requirement for high school graduation.

The 4 essential elements of any successful one-to-one program [4]
Not all successful one-to-one programs are alike. But they do share some common ground.

Curriculum includes 10 lessons for digital citizenship [5]
ESSDACK has collaborated with GoEnnounce to build an affordable digital citizenship curriculum for secondary students titled Your Digital Footprint. The curriculum includes 10 lessons focusing on the importance of building a positive digital image for students to carry into their future.