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Administration Unveils ESEA Renewal Blueprint

Kristen Pekarek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:53:28 -0400

Education Brief, Education Week
March 13, 2010

By Alyson Klein
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has released broad principles for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that seek to address perennial complaints that the law’s current version—the No Child Left Behind Act—is inflexible and doesn’t set a high enough bar for academic achievement. read more »

Duncan wants 3 ratings for schools in education overhaul

Kristen Pekarek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:48:22 -0400

Education Brief, USA Today
March 13, 2010

By Greg Toppo read more »

Obama Calls for Major Change in Education Law

Kristen Pekarek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:24 -0400

Education Brief, New York Times
March 13, 2010

By SAM DILLON
The Obama administration on Saturday called for a broad overhaul of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law, proposing to reshape divisive provisions that encouraged instructors to teach to tests, narrowed the curriculum, and labeled one in three American schools as failing. read more »

Education Report March 12, 2010

Kristen Pekarek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:18:33 -0400

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 »

Draft Common Standards Elicit Kudos and Criticism

Kristen Pekarek — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:20:58 -0400

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 »