Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 12. December 2012 01:08
In a December 11, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced16 winners in the 2012 Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) competition. The winners represent 55 school districts in 11 states and the District of Columbia; they will share in nearly $400 million [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 12. December 2012 00:59
The results of the 2011 international assessments of students, published on October 11, 2012, reflect some encouraging gains and some disappointments in the achievement of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science. The reading assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), has been conducted every five years since [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. December 2012 00:37
On December 1, 2012, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) approved a major revision of its mental health diagnoses manual that would, among other things, impact of future use of the terms “Asperger’s disorder” and “dyslexia” in diagnosing mental disorders in children [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 28. November 2012 20:45
On November 26, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education released high school graduation rates by state for the 2010-11 school year; this is the first year in which all states used a common, rigorous measure. According to ED’s press release, the previous use of various [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 28. November 2012 02:27
In a November 26, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) revealed 61 Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) finalists for the 2012 $400 million competition. The finalists, selected from 372 applications, represent more than 200 school districts across the country [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 16. November 2012 00:55
On November 13, 2012 Congress began efforts to come up with an agreement on a deficit reduction budget bill to avoid the sequestration process scheduled to begin on January 2, 2013. If Congress fails, sequestration will automatically begin cutting $109 billion from [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 16. November 2012 00:52
In a November 14, 2012 press release, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) unveiled its new report reflecting that, during the 2011-12 school year, a record high of 110 U.S. public school districts enrolled at least 10 percent of their students in public [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 16. November 2012 00:48
In a November 14, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the receipt of 371 applications for the Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) competition. The applicants, representing more than 1,100 school districts across the country, will compete [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 9. November 2012 02:02
In a November 8, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) revealed the 20 highest-rated applicants in the third round of the Investing in Innovation (i3) competition. The applicants will share in more than $140 million in grants to be awarded by ED to expand [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. November 2012 02:30
An October 2012 report published by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice (a supporter of school choice) concludes that significant increases in public school staffing has not resulted in improved student achievement. According to the report, the number of U.S. [More]
