News Briefs
The Center for American Progress, in a pair of new reports, offers recommendations for revamping the formulas used in Title I.
February 9, 2010 – Education Week
A minority of students in persistently failing Title I schools are getting the free tutoring services they might be entitled to under federal law.
December 8, 2009 – Education Week
The stakes attached to high school exit exams have risen since 2002, with 16 more states withholding diplomas from students who can't pass them than did so that year.
November 10, 2009 – Education Week
Native American tribal leaders are telling federal education officials that the government needs to provide resources for early-childhood education, after-school programs, and other services in schools that serve American Indian children.
November 10, 2009 – Education Week
Even though the federal No Child Left Behind Act requires the use of scientific evidence in making a wide range of school-related decisions, a study suggests that policymakers don’t put much stock in that research.
September 29, 2009 – Education Week
The education secretary's latest live event offered a televised and online audience a chance to pose questions on policy.
September 22, 2009 – Education Week
The president voiced support for K-12 education in a State of the Union speech that calls for freezing other domestic spending.
February 3, 2010 – Education Week
The administration’s spending plan would change the law’s accountability rules and significantly increase funding for competitive-grant programs.
February 1, 2010 – Education Week
Districts’ achievement gains could earn rewards under a renewed version of the law, the education secretary said at a national conference.
January 20, 2010 – Education Week
One year after his confirmation, the education secretary’s record offers a template for the agency’s future policy direction.
January 19, 2010 – Education Week
Federal programs mandate supplemental educational services for students in need, writes Megan Beckett, but whether or not the providers are effective is unknown.
January 19, 2010 – Education Week
America won't reach its reading goals without strong school libraries, writes Gaby Chapman, and they won't exist without concerted efforts to save them.
January 5, 2010 – Education Week
The program pushes principles that officials see as likely cornerstones for the next version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
January 4, 2010 – Education Week
The Center on Education Policy says its report raises questions about the Education Department’s strategies for turning around low-performing schools.
Updated: December 17, 2009 – Education Week
The education secretary wants a reauthorized law to reward high-performing schools, districts, and states.
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As the nation struggles to close its graduation gap, Diplomas Count 2009 examines states' efforts to forge stronger connections between precollegiate and postsecondary education.
