News Briefs
May 6, 2008
Former Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley has always acted more like a soft-spoken Southern lawyer than a busy Cabinet officer in the limelight of the nation’s capital.
May 6, 2008
The rules would set a uniform method of calculating graduation rates.
May 6, 2008
Legislation would increase limits on how much borrowers can receive in federally subsidized student loans.
May 6, 2008
A paper released says that a $20 billion federal investment to maintain and improve school facilities nationwide could provide a major boost for education and the economy.
May 6, 2008
The teachers’ union analyzed information on standards for English, mathematics, science, and social studies posted as of October 2007 on the Web sites of all states and the District of Columbia.
April 29, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin and state lawmakers have gone ahead with an overhaul of Alaska’s school funding system that supporters predict will provide much-needed financial help to rural schools.
May 2, 2008
The House education committee approved a bill last week that would authorize new money to help districts improve school facilities, including making them environmentally friendly.
May 1, 2008
If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act.
April 29, 2008
The 25th anniversary of A Nation At Risk should give federal policymakers the opportunity to reconsider the current federal approach, one influential lawmaker said last week.
April 29, 2008
For more than 72 million children around the globe, school is not yet an option.
