Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 15. July 2011 01:31
The Obama Administration has urged Congress to rewrite the No Child Left Behind Act by the beginning of the 2012 school year. On July 7, 2011 the House of Representatives introduced a bill titled the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445). The stated purpose of the bill is to provide states and local education agencies with flexibility [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 15. July 2011 01:25
Days after the July 5, 2011 New York Times and the Associated Press reported widespread tampering with standardized test results by teachers and administrators at Atlanta Public Schools, Huffington Post reported on July 11th that similar tampering may have occurred at schools in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and the District of Columbia. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 8. July 2011 02:39
A July 6, 2011 article in Education Week online reported that several states have notified U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan that, as the 2014 deadline draws near for all students to be proficient in reading and math, they plan to “stop the clock” on increasing their respective schools’ annual measurable objectives as required by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. July 2011 22:21
On July 1, 2011 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published the proposed competition criteria for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (ELC). The ELC is funded with $500 million of the $700 million Congress allocated for the Race to the Top program in the FY 2011 budget passed in April. The ELC will be jointly managed by ED and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and, according to ED’s website www.ed.gov, individual state awards will range from $50 million to $100 million [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 22. June 2011 23:52
In a June 20, 2011 online article Education Week reported that many states are cautiously waiting for more details about U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan’s proposal to waive key portions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) if Congress fails to rewrite the Act by the beginning of the upcoming school year. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 15. June 2011 00:22
In March 2011 President Barack Obama gave Congress an August 2011 deadline to rewrite the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Congress has made very little progress since then; and states and education leaders have placed increasing pressure on the Obama Administration to take action to relieve some of the constraints and penalties that NCLB imposes on states and school districts. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 27. May 2011 00:30
An article in the May 18, 2011 edition of Education Week reported that, although some members of Congress are beginning to sketch out visions for aspects of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the prospect for completing the job by President Obama’s September 2011 deadline remains “cloudy.” [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 20. May 2011 02:21
An article in the May 11, 2011 edition of Education Week reported that recent increased attention to military families may require enhancements in the ability to track the academic progress of students in military families who are enrolled in public schools. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. May 2011 02:27
The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) mandates all U.S. students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. As the deadline draws near, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is under increasing pressure from school leaders to provide some relief from some of NCLB’s stringent requirements, [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]
