Education Nation Weekly Newsletter Education Nation // January 28, 2015 // 4:24 PM EST Watching the Super Bowl this weekend? Did you know that you can use big game to get your child interested in math? Read our latest Parent Toolkit blog to get tips and advice. This week in education news: Schools struggle to find resources for homeless students; President Obama backtracks on proposed college savings plan; and graduation coaches encourage students to stay in school. As always, you can join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. As Numbers of Homeless Kids Rise, Resources Fall Short (Market Place, 1/28) Obama Relents on Proposal to End ‘529’ College Savings Plans (New York Times, 1/27) Activists Share Strategies for 'Opting Out' of Tests (Education Week, 1/27) Graduation Coaches Work to Reduce Student Dropout Rates (AP, 1/27) Debunking One Myth About U.S. Teachers (Hechinger Report, 1/26) What Happens When the Common Core Becomes Less ... Common? (Washington Post, 1/25) Parents Try Their Hand at Common Core Math (Ed Source, 1/25) Should Teachers be Allowed to Touch Students? (The Atlantic, 1/23) ESEA Testing In Flux After Senate Hearing (Education Week, 1/23) Smart, Low-Income Students Who Shun Good Colleges (The Atlantic, 1/23) To Improve School Discipline, Change Teacher Behavior (Slate, 1/22) Counselors Optimistic About Resurgence in Schools (Ed Source, 1/22)

Principal's School Closure Parody Draws Flurry of Attention With his epic rendition of "Let it Snow", the head of Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island hasn't just raised the bar on these little spotlight-grabbers, he's blown it completely away. More

Jason Mraz ‘Pumped’ to be Arts Ambassador for California School Attendance and test scores are up at some of the worst performing schools across the country thanks to a new arts-based curriculum and one school in California has quite the vocal “Arts Ambassador,” Jason Mraz. More

Teacher Leads Dozens of Students in Perfect 'Uptown Funk' Routine Theater arts teacher Scot Pankey and the teens of A. Maceo New Tech High School created a viral sensation with their new dance video to the chart-topping hit from Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.More