Stimulus
Education news, analysis, and opinion about fiscal policies aimed at improving the economy in a recession and their impact on schools.
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Federal
Kline Asks GAO to Examine Race to Top States' Progress on Teachers
Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee is asking the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, to look into state's progress in putting in place the teacher and principal portions of their Race to Top applications
School & District Management
D.C. Says Work Will Take Special Education Services to 'Next Level'
Among the work going on now is a review of practices across the district that will take inventory of the very best of these, then share them, something that doesn't always happen in the frenetic pace of a school year.
Federal
GAO Criticizes Ed. Dept. On School Improvement Grant Program
ED needs to do a better job of making sure that the performance of contractors hired through the School Improvement Grant program is reviewed, and of making sure states have the information they need to make grant renewal decisions.
Education Funding
D.C. Will Spend $800,000 for 'Road Map' to High-Quality Special Ed.
Using $800,000 in money it got from the federal Race to the Top competition, the district is hiring the American Institutes of Research to study how students with disabilities are served in public and private schools in the district, identify best practices, and figure out what strategies and approaches can be scaled up in district schools.
Early Childhood
President's Budget Would Boost Spending for Infants, Toddlers
The president proposes increasing spending under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which provides special education programs for infants and toddlers, by $20 million, for a total of $462.7 million.
Education Funding
CEP Examines K-12 Finances, Overhaul Efforts Post-Stimulus
State finances are beginning to rebound, a survey finds, and states are making progress on some policies pushed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, especially data-systems, and standards and assessments.
Education
Photos
Education Week's Best Photos of 2011
Our best photos cover the big stories as well as the little moments of 2011.
Education Funding
Teacher Layoff Numbers Overstated? Survey Suggests 'Yes'
A survey of 74 school districts finds they laid off only about 2.5 percent of their teachers over the past two years, despite absorbing serious budget cuts, while cutting central office staff.
Education Funding
Grantees Picked in Round Two of Investing in Innovation Contest
The Education Department has selected 23 finalists in line for a slice of $150 million in federal innovation dollars, but each must secure a private match to receive the award.
Education Funding
Report Roundup
School Turnaround
Half the districts receiving School Improvement Grant funding reported in the early 2011 that it was too soon to tell whether the grants had made a difference.
Federal
Innovation Criteria Is a Model for Feds
Six other federal grant programs, like i3, are tying the size of their grants to the level of research evidence.
Federal
Closing Books on States' ARRA Aid Proves Tricky
More than $2 billion in stimulus education money was still left, at least on paper, as the Sept. 30 spending deadline passed.
Education Funding
News in Brief
White House: Bill Would Save 400,000 Ed. Jobs
The American Jobs Act proposed by President Barack Obama would save nearly 400,000 educator jobs if states spent all the money in one year, according to a White House report.
Education Funding
ARRA Funding Cliff: States Cling to Cash as Deadlines Loom
Although Sept. 30 was the deadline for states to "obligate" the majority of their stimulus funds, some still have big balances left and, technically, have until Jan. 3 to deplete their funds.