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1. Budget and Appropriations
-Healthcare is still a heavy subject on Capitol Hill. The president announced last week he was postponing his trip to Asia in hopes that the Democrats could get the votes they need to pass the healthcare bill.   read more »

Education Brief, Education Week

By Catherine Gewertz
The first public draft of grade-by-grade common standards, released this morning, is being greeted with a mix of praise and skepticism, illustrating both the mounting consensus that the country needs to set higher expectations for all students and the many problems that complicate their adoption.   read more »

Education Brief, New York Times

By SAM DILLON
A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high school graduation.   read more »

On Monday, March 8, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the Department of Education’s final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). Please find attached a summary of these final regulations.

Education Brief, The Washington Post

By Nick Anderson
Wednesday, March 10, 2010; 11:39 AM

The nation’s governors and state schools chiefs proposed standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama’s campaign to raise academic standards across the country.   read more »