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Resources for Educational Leadership policy analysis paper.
Updated on Nov 05, 09
Created on Oct 03, 09
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States must allow the use of student-achievement data for making decisions about teachers in order to qualify for money from the federal grant program.
WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.
A biography and photograph of U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center helps Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools. We do not represent any special interests. Instead, we try to help citizens make sense of the conflicting opinions and perceptions about public education and create the conditions that will lead to better public schools. Center on Education Policy, national independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools
Op-ed from online journal of African American politics blog.
If health care had benefited from a decade long push by a unified group of advocacy foundations, as education reform has, we would already have broader coverage and lower costs.
This program provides financial assistance through SEAs to LEAs and schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
"the federal formula"...
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said today that he is working closely with New York officials on a Race to the Top application, a sign that he thinks the state
"speculation as to who will / can win"
The DQC is a national, collaborative effort to improve the availability and use of high-quality education data to improve student achievement.
"states equipped to win based on data collection"
In formal comments, many states, school districts, and unions appear wary of a tight federal leash on the $4 billion in competitive stimulus grants.
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In comments on the proposed federal guidelines for stimulus funds, some researchers say there’s no evidence for the policies touted.
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Article from Rethinking Schools...
Perspective of teacher's union.
In comments on the proposed federal guidelines for stimulus funds, some researchers say there’s no evidence for the policies touted.
23 items | 2 visits
Resources for Educational Leadership policy analysis paper.
Updated on Nov 05, 09
Created on Oct 03, 09
Category: Schools & Education
URL: