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Comments Invited on Draft Math and English-language Standards for K-12
WASHINGTON, March 10 — Draft common standards for math and English-language arts for students in grades K-12 were released today, marking another milestone in a state-led effort to raise student achievement nationwide.
While Offering Few Specifics, ED Promises to Revive Office of Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, March 9 — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called Monday for a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that will more aggressively crack down on allegations of abuse and discrimination in the nation’s public schools.
Duncan Touts Recovery Assistance, 2011 Budget Request in House Testimony
WASHINGTON, March 3 — The U.S. Education Department (ED) has distributed to states more than two-thirds of all education-related stimulus funding. The $69 billion already in state coffers is intended to shore up state governments and school districts — money that is saving jobs but also laying the groundwork for “needed reforms” in education, according to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Priorities Announced for Teacher Incentive Fund
Washington, March 1 — Comments are invited on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) proposed priorities for the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), which aims to support performance-based compensation systems that improve the quality of teachers in high-need schools.
Charter Schools Are Focus of First ESEA Reauthorization Hearing
Washington, February 26 — Signaling the important role of innovation in driving education reform, the House Education and Labor Committee chose charter schools as the focus of its first hearing to inform its rewrite of the eight-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law.
