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: 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]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. April 2013 00:34
On March 29, 2013, CNN reported online that the former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools (APS) and 34 other APS educators and administrators were indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on 65 charges of racketeering and corruption [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 8. March 2013 01:55
As of March 2013, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has granted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to 34 states and the District of Columbia. In exchange for the waiver, each recipient had to agree to, among other things, develop and implement a teacher and principal evaluation and support system that includes student academic growth as a factor. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 25. January 2013 02:30
On January 22, 2013, the House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee held its first organizational meeting in the 113th Congress. The Committee Chair, Representative John Kline, outlined the Committee’s legislative agenda for education [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 19. October 2012 01:56
The NCLB waivers allow the recipients to avoid several NCLB provisions, including the requirement that all students must be proficient in reading and math by 2014. The waivers are granted by ED in exchange for state-developed education reform plans, including the [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 19. July 2012 21:35
In a July 19, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the approval of seven more requests for waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 13. July 2012 00:22
In a July 6, 2012 press release, the Obama Administration announced the approval of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers for two additional states, Washington and Wisconsin; since the first 10 states were approved in February, a total of 26 states now have waivers. The waivers will allow the states to avoid some of the harsh penalties imposed by NCLB in exchange for [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 15. June 2012 00:32
In a June 12, 2012 press release, a Senate Appropriations subcommittee announced its approval of a budget proposal that would include modest increases in the FY 2013 funding for the education of students with disabilities and disadvantaged students. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 31. May 2012 02:24
In a May 29, 2012 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its approval of No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) waivers for eight additional states: Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island. [More]
