Budget and Finance

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Hunter Howard studies a question on the board in Donna Young's 3rd grade class at Bridgeport Elementary School in Indianapolis. Federal funds for the enrichment program were cut last year.
—Danese Kenon for Education Week

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But efforts to restore federal funds for a long-running gifted education program lack Obama administration support. (May 15, 2012)

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The Truth About Testing Costs
The cost of testing is a paper tiger; instead, criticism should be leveled at how we assess students, argues Bill Tucker.
October 11, 2011 - Education Week
Flexibility on Tutoring Pleases Districts, Worries Industry
Some $800 million in money set aside for Supplemental Education Services is being freed up under the Obama administration's NCLB waiver plan.
October 10, 2011 - Education Week
Investigation Finds Lax Oversight of Online Education
Five years ago, state auditors blasted the Colorado Department of Education for failing to monitor online public schools that, among other issues, improperly funneled public money to private schools.
October 6, 2011 - Education Week
Public Schools Also Lose When Online Students Fail
Colorado taxpayers will spend $100 million this year on online schools that are largely failing their elementary and high school students, state education records and interviews with school officials show.
October 3, 2011 - Education Week
New Teacher-Grant Program Could Herald Federal Shift
A program aimed at improving teacher training will award competitive, rather than formula, grants to national nonprofit organizations.
September 29, 2011 - Education Week
NCLB Waiver Rules Will Cost Calif. Billions, Schools Chief Warns
California will need billions in federal aid to overhaul teacher evaluations and adopt new learning standards before it can qualify for a waiver from No Child Left Behind student achievement rules, according to state Superintendent Tom Torlakson.
September 27, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Senate Panel Votes to Freeze Most K-12 Funding
Federal education aid would remain stagnant under a bill approved by a key Senate panel, although select programs would be spared, including literacy efforts.
September 27, 2011 - Education Week
Commentary
The American Dream or Dreams of the Lottery?
The declining support for public education spells the death knell for the American dream, argues economist Catharine Hill.
September 27, 2011 - Education Week
Deficit-Panel Members Get Education Advocates' Eye
The work of those on the congressional "supercommittee" could have profound implications for long-term K-12 funding.
September 26, 2011 - Education Week
New Initiatives Signal Shift in U.S. Ed-Tech Leadership
The U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Communications Commission have launched ed-tech efforts that involved the two organizations as agents of collaboration, but not primary funders.
September 26, 2011 - Education Week

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