Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 23. May 2013 10:04
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released on May 15, 2013 a $900 million funding opportunity announcement for health care innovation awards authorized under section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act. The purpose of these competitive awards is to fund applicants proposing new payment incentives and service delivery models to improve care and reduce costs under Medicare, Medicaid, and/or CHIP. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, public-private partnerships, health systems, academic/research organizations, and for-profit entities. Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to set up necessary infrastructure within 6 months of the initial award date and to achieve net savings within 3 years. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 23. May 2013 09:20
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. According to the press statement, the purpose of the report is “to help education leaders understand how technical interoperability initiatives relate to teaching and learning and to offer recommendations for how states, districts, and schools can become more responsive to educator needs and personalize learning for students.” [More]
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Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 23. May 2013 09:18
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). Waivers were granted to Alaska, Hawaii, and West Virginia in exchange for the states’ respective education reform plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the students with the greatest needs, and support effective teaching and leadership. A total of 37 states and the District of Columbia now have NCLB waivers; waiver requests from eight more states, Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Education, and a coalition of California school districts are pending. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. May 2013 03:59
Sacramento, CA, May, 2013 – Franklin County, Ohio recently awarded PCG Technology Consulting a contract to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) for its Unified Relational Database for Courts. The work will involve business process analysis, development of a system replacement business case, requirements definition, development of an RFP, and review and evaluation support of the RFP release and vendor submission of responses. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. May 2013 03:56
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the Senate approved President Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Acting Chief Marilyn B. Tavenner. The 91-to-7 vote for confirmation showed broad support for Ms. Tavenner, a former state health official in Virginia. She is the first confirmed chief of CMS in six and a half years. Ms. Tavenner, a professional nurse, worked for more than two decades at the Hospital Corporation of America. Ms. Tavenner has been Acting Chief since December 2011. During that time, she has been reputed to have developed a close working relationship with Congress. [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 20. May 2013 10:31
Many state legislatures are wrapping up the 2013 agenda, with bills going to governors for signature and others remaining stagnant in the committee process. This year, as in many previous ones, there have been a lot of child welfare issues brought before state bodies for clarification, instituting, or developing opportunities for children involved in the child welfare system. Some of the legislation was brought forward in response to Fostering Connections for Success and Increase Adoption Act of 2008, [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 10. May 2013 04:28
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. The program is intended to support the development and expansion of promising strategies to accelerate student achievement and help close achievement gaps. [More]
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Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 10. May 2013 04:24
On May 9, 2013, the Human Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to hear how federal rules and regulations often keep children in the foster care system from enjoying their youthful life. The opening comments by Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) highlighted the recent legislative changes that have attempted to improve the education success of foster youth, while ensuring that their health and education needs are met. [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 10. May 2013 04:20
In an effort to reform the juvenile justice system and to end the practice of sentencing and incarcerating youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFJI) have partnered. [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 3. May 2013 06:39
The Office of Family Assistance has recently published the following guidance:
New Question/Answer on Use of Funds for TANF or MOE. A new question and answer (Q41) has been posted under the “Use of Funds” category. It responds to a question about the amount of a refundable tax credit that can be counted as a federal TANF or MOE expenditure when a portion of the refund has been intercepted to recover a debt owed to the state. [More]
