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Tensions remain as Maryland education officials and unionized teachers sort out differences on how evaluations will affect personnel decisions.
July 3, 2013 - Education Week
Education leaders in Singapore continue to push ahead with respect to educating their students; the same cannot be said in the United States, writes Deanna Kuhn.
July 2, 2013 - Education Week
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., says the next version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act should empower state and local leaders and parents to make key decisions.
June 28, 2013 - Education Week
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, says the Strengthening America's Schools Act, which he introduced, would reaffirm the federal commitment to schools while eliminating burdensome mandates.
June 27, 2013 - Education Week
While the Supreme Court decision leaves the door open to race-based admissions, it could make it harder for schools to justify racial preferences in court.
June 25, 2013 - Education Week
The Old Dominion is the fourth state to create an entity to turn around its lowest-performing schools.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
A flurry of education groups are staking out positions on the role tests should play in evaluating teachers and labeling schools.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
After three years, a $1.5 million investment, and a huge staffing shake-up, the long-troubled former Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky., remains on tenuous ground.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
The U. S. Department of Education quietly pauses expert-panel review of state assessment systems, a staple of federal oversight.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems are seen as a prod to professionalize the preschool field while providing information for parents on program quality.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week

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