Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 19. July 2012 00:01
On July 18, 2012, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) released a report on its study showing that federal stimulus funds saved education jobs and encouraged a common education reform agenda among states. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided approximately $840 billion in federal appropriations in an effort to [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 23. May 2012 02:01
In a May 22, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its proposed requirements for its $400 million Race to the Top – District (RTT-D) Program that will focus on education reform at the school-district level. ED Secretary Arne Duncan stated “With this competition, we are inviting districts to show us how they can personalize [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. January 2012 00:56
In a December 23, 2011 Informational Bulletin, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states on implementing the provider screening and enrollment requirements of CMS Final Rule 6028 (codified at 42 CFR 455 subpart E). The CMS rule provides that each state Medicaid agency must require all ordering or referring [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 1. December 2011 00:31
In a November 23 2011 press release the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that eight of the nine eligible states submitted applications to compete for a share of the $200 million Race to the Top Round 3 (RTT3) grant program; however, ED rejected one state’s [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 28. October 2011 02:06
According to U.S. Department of Education (ED) data, 587 applicants are vying for awards in the second round of the Investing in Innovation (i3) competitive grant program. Under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), $650 million was allocated for i3 awards in 2010 and, in the fiscal 2011 budget, Congress appropriated an additional $150 [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 29. April 2011 02:44
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) included the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program which was intended to help improve the nation’s lowest-performing schools, those schools that persistently fail to meet AYP. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) re-energized the SIG program with $3 billion in funding, [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 29. April 2011 02:29
Under the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) U.S. public schools and school districts must make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as determined by the percentage of the schools’ or districts’ students that score proficient on state-specified tests and other performance indicators. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 22. April 2011 01:57
On April 19, 2011 Education Week reported in an online article that school districts are using Race to the Top (RTT) funds for experiments in education reform. According to the article, in addition to the much-publicized reforms such as legislative changes in teacher evaluation and statewide longitudinal [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 9. April 2011 00:10
Under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) states must use the majority of the $100 billion awarded for education by September 30, 2011. According to an April 5, 2011 Education Week online article, most states will have expended their respective awards by the end of the current school year. The depletion of ARRA funds has been dubbed the “funding cliff.” The Education Week article reports that, although state economies are [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 31. March 2011 20:26
As of March 29, 2011, seven of the 12 winners of the $4 billion Race to the Top (RTT) competition have amended their RTT education reform proposals with approval from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). According to ED’s website, amendments have been approved for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee. [More]
