Barack Obama

Education Funding Ed. Dept. Report Touts Race To Top Program's Impact
A new study focuses on progress under the Obama administration's signature education- redesign program, but touches only lightly on stumbles and controversies.
Andrew Ujifusa, December 1, 2015
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6 min read
Federal CAP Report: Congress Shouldn't Forget 'Subgroup' Students in ESEA Renewal
Some of the biggest achievement gaps are found in schools that are performing well otherwise, a CAP analysis finds.
Alyson Klein, October 29, 2015
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2 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Signs Point to Rise in High School Graduation Rates
The U.S. Department of Education is encouraged by preliminary state-by-state data showing that graduation rates for the 2013-14 school year were up from the year before.
Alyson Klein, October 27, 2015
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4 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act School Choice Backers Lukewarm on Provision in ESEA Rewrite
The House of Representatives would let states' Title I aid follow disadvantaged students to the public schools of their choice, but the portability rule doesn't go far enough for some.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 27, 2015
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5 min read
Equity & Diversity Lessons Sought on Serving Native American Students
State schools chiefs are looking to Montana for help in addressing the academic and community needs of one of the nation’s most disadvantaged populations.
Corey Mitchell, October 27, 2015
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6 min read
Federal Fact-Checking Arne Duncan: Do Higher Grad Rates Mean His Policies Helped?
Do higher graduation rates mean that the Obama administration's K-12 policies when it comes to school turnarounds and accountability are on the right track, as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has claimed?
Alyson Klein, October 27, 2015
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6 min read
Federal U.S. Department of Education Approves More State Teacher-Distribution Plans
The states are: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Alyson Klein, October 22, 2015
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2 min read
Teaching Profession Proposal: Shift $15 Billion in Prison Spending to Teacher Pay
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan would like to see states and local governments repurpose some of the money they spend on incarceration and pour it into salaries for educators.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 6, 2015
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5 min read
President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the White House on Oct. 2, where the president announced that Duncan will be stepping down in December after nearly seven years in the Obama administration. Obama has appointed senior Education Department official, John B. King Jr., center, to oversee the U.S. Department of Education.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the White House on Oct. 2, where the president announced that Duncan will be stepping down in December after nearly seven years in the Obama administration. Obama has appointed senior Education Department official, John B. King Jr., center, to oversee the U.S. Department of Education.
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Federal Arne Duncan Stepping Down as Education Secretary
Duncan, who leaves in December, has pushed through dramatic levels of change in K-12 policy over nearly seven years in office.
Alyson Klein, October 2, 2015
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8 min read
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made stops in five states on his sixth annual back-to-school bus tour, showcasing a variety of education issues.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made stops in five states on his sixth annual back-to-school bus tour, showcasing a variety of education issues.
Alyson Klein/Education Week
Federal One-on-One With Arne Duncan
On his back-to-school bus tour, the Secretary of Education talked waivers, common core, and other issues with Education Week's Alyson Klein.
Alyson Klein, September 22, 2015
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3 min read
Joined by President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks during a town hall meeting at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The first stop on the secretary's annual back-to-school bus tour focused on college aid.
Joined by President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks during a town hall meeting at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The first stop on the secretary's annual back-to-school bus tour focused on college aid.
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School & District Management From Pre-K to Higher Ed., Duncan Touts Priorities on Bus Tour
The education secretary hit the road a multistate, back-to-school trek, joined at one point by President Barack Obama.
Alyson Klein, September 22, 2015
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5 min read
Standards & Accountability Common Core, Choice, and a Teenage Clockmaker Highlight Ed. in GOP Debates
Fans of discussions about K-12 policy had little to cheer about Wednesday, but education did get occasional mentions from some of the GOP candidates.
Andrew Ujifusa, September 17, 2015
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2 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Teacher-Evaluation Reins Loosen Under NCLB Waivers
The Education Department's earlier hard-line approach on tying evaluations to student test scores is giving way to greater flexibility.
Alyson Klein, September 16, 2015
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6 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Obama Appoints Panel to Lead Push for Free Community College
The president has assembled a panel who will push for free community college on a state-by-state basis.
Catherine Gewertz, September 9, 2015
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1 min read
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