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Educators Are Opposed to Obama’s School Plan
The Bay Citizen By GERRY SHIH Published: June 5, 2010 When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced last week that California was submitting a new bid for hundreds of millions of dollars in financing under President Obama’s education initiative, Race to the Top, he could not resist a Hollywood joke. Read More>
Read MoreEducation Initiatives Hit Political Head Winds
Lawmakers voice qualms about signature elements of Obama team’s program. By Alyson Klein Published Online: June 11, 2010Published in Print: June 16, 2010, as Education Initiatives Hit Political Head Winds Two of the Obama administration’s signature initiatives—the economic-stimulus program’s Race to the Top competition and a massive expansion of federal School Improvement Grants—are running into [...]
Read MoreAlabama school Superintendent Joe Morton announces plan to bill BP for oil spill’s impact on school taxes
David White — The Burmingham News Published: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 11:49 AM Updated: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 12:01 PM MONTGOMERY – State school Superintendent Joe Morton today said he and other state education officials intend to bill BP for losses to the state Education Trust Fund caused by the Gulf oil spill that [...]
Read MoreStates Receive a Reading List: New Standards for Education
By SAM DILLON Published: June 2, 2010 The nation’s governors and state school chiefs released on Wednesday a new set of academic standards, their final recommendations for what students should master in English and math as they move from the primary grades through high school graduation. Read More>
Read MoreMaryland, District join second round of Race to the Top education initiative
By Nick Anderson Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Maryland and the District joined 34 states Tuesday in competing for a share of $3.4 billion in federal aid for school improvement efforts such as stronger teacher evaluation. But Virginia stayed on the sidelines. Read More>
Read MoreNew $23B for teacher subsidies falters in House
By LAURIE KELLMAN (AP) – 4 days ago WASHINGTON — A $23 billion payout to save thousands of educators’ jobs faltered Thursday — perhaps for good — to election-year jitters among moderate Democrats over deficit spending and only lukewarm support from the White House. Read More>
Read MoreMaryland endorses core standards for public schools
By Michael Birnbaum Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Maryland on Tuesday became one of the first states to endorse academic standards that are part of a movement to unify reading and math instruction across the nation, a move that would affect every public school student in the state and require new [...]
Read MoreSchool Turnaround Models Draw Bipartisan Concern
Published Online: May 21, 2010 By Alyson Klein The Obama administration’s prescription for turning around low-performing schools—particularly the models districts must follow in making those improvements—is raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, as Congress gears up for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read More>
Read MoreColo. District Boots Traditional Salary Schedule
Published Online: May 10, 2010 Educators will be judged on instructional practice and student achievement. By Stephen Sawchuk Colorado Springs, Colo. The much-lauded ProComp system in Denver is unquestionably Colorado’s most famous contribution to the intensifying dialogue about performance-based compensation, but it now has competition from a district just 60 miles to the south: Harrison [...]
Read MoreFeds turn to ‘crowdsourcing’ for educational innovation
New portal brings public and private sectors together, encouraging users to solve school challenges creatively By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor May 10th, 2010 Education technology advocates hope that a new national online community will inspire entrepreneurs and educators to team up in developing and funding innovative solutions to some of education’s most persistent challenges. Read [...]
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