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]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 17. April 2013 23:08
In an April 16, 2013 press release, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a second Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) competition. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 12. April 2013 01:18
In an April 10, 2013 press release, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that the Obama Administration’s FY 2014 budget proposal continues to “prioritize education.” The budget proposal, released on April 10th, includes discretionary funding for ED at $71 billion, reflecting a 4.5 percent increase over the FY 2013 pre-sequester level. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. April 2013 02:11
In March, the 2013 Brown Center Report on American Education: How well are American Students Learning? was released online. The Report explores trends in U.S. scores on international tests, the resurgence of classroom instruction using student groupings, and the growth of eighth grade enrollment in advanced math [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]
