Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 11. June 2013 02:56
In a June 6, 2013 press release, Republican members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee introduced its proposal for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 7. June 2013 01:55
In a June 6, 2013 news article, Education Week reported that U.S. public high schools graduated 74.7 percent of the class of 2010, the highest graduation rate since 1973. The article is part of Education Week’s Diplomas Count report, which is based on an analysis [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. June 2013 03:51
In a June 4, 2013 press release, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) announced the introduction of a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and replace the “failed tenets” of the No Child Left Behind [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 31. May 2013 01:20
A May 30, 2013 Gallup, Inc. survey report concludes that “in order to have a true impact on future work quality, the development of 21st century skills must be experienced by students frequently and consistently.” [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 23. May 2013 23:43
On May 22, 2013, after hearing two hours of objections from parents, teachers, students and community leaders, the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 22. May 2013 22:08
In a May 21, 2013 press statement, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced its release of a new report entitled Transforming Data to Information in Service of Learning. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 22. May 2013 00:39
In a May 20, 2013 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the approval of three additional requests for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 17. May 2013 00:39
In a May 14, 2013 online article, Education Week reported that proponents of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are taking steps to abate the increasing state and national opposition to the implementation of the standards. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 7. May 2013 02:00
In a May 3, 2013 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the start of the competition for the Scale-up and Validation categories of the Investing in Innovation (i3) program; competition for the Development category was launched on March 27th. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 3. May 2013 02:28
According to an April 30, 2013 EdSource Today online article, Education Secretary Arne Duncan admitted that there are serious flaws in the standardized tests currently used in U.S. schools. [More]
