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08/01 04:27 pm | Arne Duncan Worries About Effect of Fla. State Chief's Resignation | In an interview with Education Week, the U.S. Secretary of Education said he "desperately" hopes the state can find a new chief who will "stay the course."

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Commentaries: The Federal Role in Education
This collection of essays adapted for Education Week from the book Carrots, Sticks, and the Bully Pulpit examines federal involvement in education policy.

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In order to safeguard equal educational opportunities and set national education goals, Congress must focus on policymaking, not political rancor, argue Charles Barone and Elizabeth DeBray.
May 2, 2012 - Education Week
Applied to the right issues, federal dictates can make their mark in schools, Chester E. Finn Jr. writes.
April 24, 2012 - Education Week
Piecemeal strategies may undercut NCLB-mandated efforts to draw in parents.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
With Congress deadlocked on renewing NCLB, state school leaders are blazing their own trails on school improvement and innovation.
April 2, 2012 - Education Week
Two bills approved by the House Education committee would give states more running room on K-12 policy, but face a cloudy future.
March 6, 2012 - Education Week
Large-scale reform is a new area of education practice, and policy and research should reflect that, says Donald J. Peurach.
February 28, 2012 - Education Week
The usual partisan lines blur as members of Congress grapple with the federal role in shaping how to judge teacher quality.
February 27, 2012 - Education Week
Winning states had to tailor their plans on how to hold schools accountable for various groups of at-risk students.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
A House panel looks at bills to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, with competing vision on display.
February 17, 2012 - Education Week
The Obama administration grants 10 states leeway on No Child Left Behind, but insists the law's rigor remains; some advocates are wary.
February 9, 2012 - Education Week

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