Federal

K-12 Cuts Loom as Deficit Deal Eludes Congress

Education aid would fall by $3.5 billion in 2013 under one scenario requiring across-the-board cuts to government.

December 1, 2011 - Education Week

Focus On: Poverty

New Census Measure Shifts the Face of Poverty

A new supplemental poverty measure finds fewer children, more senior citizens, qualify as poor.

November 15, 2011 - Education Week

Focus On: Electoral Politics

Federal K-12 Funding Muddies Electoral Waters

State-level candidates worry about the federal fiscal role, while acknowledging such aid helps prop up budgets and secure jobs.

September 17, 2010 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week

K-12 Policy Shifts Loom in GOP Surge

Republicans running hard to take Congress are wary of an expanded federal role in education—and unlikely to back big, new spending.

September 16, 2010 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week

Jobs Money Flowing, but Not Smoothly

Texas saw its $830 million request rejected by the Department of Education, and charter school advocates are dismayed that some may have trouble tapping the $10 billion layoff-prevention fund.

September 10, 2010 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week

News Briefs

R.I. District Says Judges Should Be Able to Hear Case

Officials of a Rhode Island school district where all the high school teachers have been fired say there is no need for judges in the state to recuse themselves from a pending federal lawsuit.

May 18, 2010 - Education Week

U.S. Issues Guidance for Children's Fitness

First lady Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity received a boost last week when the federal government issued its road map for tackling the problem.

May 18, 2010 - Education Week

Court Oversight Ends in Longtime Spec. Ed. Suit

A federal judge signed a joint settlement agreement last week that puts an end to a 26-year-old special education lawsuit in Baltimore.

April 27, 2010 - Education Week

High Court Hears Case on Christian Student Club

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided last week over a case that turns on whether public colleges and schools may deny full recognition and benefits to student religious groups that require members to subscribe to their beliefs.

April 27, 2010 - Education Week

No Learning Boost Found for Federal Grant Program

The Comprehensive School Reform program has yielded disappointing results, according to a federally funded evaluation of the program.

April 27, 2010 - Education Week

9th Circuit Choice Gets Timely Praise

A bipartisan group of education policy experts rally to the defense of appeals court nominee Goodwin H. Liu, who has drawn fire from conservative critics.

April 19, 2010 - Education Week

More News Briefs

Race to Top Winners Embed STEM Projects in Plans

The winning states proposed in their applications a variety of ways to improve science, technology, engineering, and math in schools.

September 9, 2010 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week

Some i3 Winners Still Scrambling for Grant Match

Just days before the deadline, some in line for federal innovation grants still must find the private funds needed to secure their money.

September 2, 2010 - Education Week

Fewer Americans Back Obama’s Education Programs

In the latest PDK/Gallup poll, just a third of Americans gave the President an A or B for his efforts to improve the nation's schools.

August 25, 2010 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week

Race to Top Winners Rejoice, Losers Parse Scores

The nine states and the District of Columbia will share $3.4 billion in Round Two of the federal competition, a cash infusion intended to fuel bold education reforms.

August 24, 2010 - Education Week

Obama Defends Race to Top

The president told members of the National Urban League that his signature education initiative holds promise for poor and minority students in low-performing schools.

July 29, 2010 - Education Week

NEA Eyes Congress as High Court Refuses NCLB Case

Claims that the law amounts to an unfunded mandate could live on in debates over reauthorization.

June 15, 2010 - Education Week

K-12 Champion Sets Departure From Congress

The pending departure of the top lawmaker overseeing education spending in the U.S. House of Representatives is drawing sharply divided responses from various sides of the policy landscape.

May 11, 2010 - Education Week

Push to Spur Innovation Raises Hopes—and Eyebrows

A new effort by 12 major education philanthropies aims to dovetail with the Education Department’s ‘i3’ agenda, raising complex issues.

May 7, 2010 - Education Week

Reading Programs Yield Few Gains in Comprehension

A federal study of supplemental reading-comprehension programs has found positive effects for only one of the three programs examined.

May 6, 2010 - Education Week

Fla. Sends Schools Revised Education Grant Plan

May 4, 2010 - AP

Commentary

The Buy-In Myth

April 30, 2010 - Education Week