Special Features and Updates
Feds Urge States to Comply with Education Funding Rules
WASHINGTON, April 16 — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) this month sent a letter to states urging them to comply with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (ARRA’s) maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirements or risk being disqualified from the Race to the Top (RTT) program and refused their share of the second and final chunk of stabilization funds.
Duncan Voices Support for $23 Billion Education Jobs Measure
WASHINGTON, April 14 — Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, called on colleagues to support legislation he introduced today to provide a $23 billion, one-year infusion of funding to prevent looming layoffs in state and local education.
Duncan Hears Complaints About “Race” Process, Second Round of RTT Applicants Sought
WASHINGTON, April 14 — Even as the second round of competition under Race to the Top (RTT) opens, one senator today criticized the approach the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is taking to choose which states will get a share of the remaining $3.4 billion and said that it had to be “changed.” (Article contains sidebar on the new call for Race to the Top applications, which are due June 1.)
Funding Is Available for Enhanced Assessment Instruments
WASHINGTON, April 13 — More than $10.7 million is available for enhancing the quality and validity of state student achievement and assessment instruments, the U.S. Department of Education announced today. This money is in addition to $350 million in new funding now available for states to craft a “new generation” of tests to measure student academic progress.
States Eligible for Newly Announced Assessment Funds
WASHINGTON, April 9 — Up to $350 million in new funding is available to help groups of states craft a “new generation” of tests to measure student academic progress, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced this week.
