Special Features and Updates
$437 Million to Fund Performance-Based Compensation for Teachers
WASHINGTON, May 20 — Teachers, principals and other school personnel who agree to participate in performance-based compensation systems (PBCSs) can help their state or school district win funding under the newly opened $437 million Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced today.
Supplemental Appropriations Could be Vehicle for Education Jobs Funding
WASHINGTON, May 18 — The Obama administration has endorsed a plan circulating on Capitol Hill to provide $23 billion in one-year supplemental funding to preserve local education jobs.
Duncan Proposes $270 Million Title I Set Aside for Parental Involvement; ED Would Also Create Optional $145 Million Fund for Competitive Grants
WASHINGTON, May 7 — Funding for Title I family engagement activities would double to around $270 million in the coming year under a new plan proposed by U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan.
Witnesses: Lack of Funding for Transportation Hurts Homeless Kids
Washington, April 29 — The lack of sufficient federal funding under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act creates a disincentive to identify homeless children and youth because of the high costs associated with transporting those students to their school of origin, witnesses today told members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP).
Philanthropic Foundations Contribute $500 Million to i3 Fund
WASHINGTON, April 29 — A host of philanthropic foundations has pledged $500 million to the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, pushing the total amount available for the competition to more than $1 billion in 2010.
