Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators http://www.edweek.org/ Sun, 27 May 2012 11:05:54 -0400 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/HQ54zOqEWgg/33condition.h31.html The latest annual statistical compendium from the U.S. Department of Education shows that high school students are missing fewer days of school, taking more rigorous courses, and signing up more often for sports activities.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/HQ54zOqEWgg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/24/33condition.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/24/33condition.h31.html Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/wrep6I_R1gI/32brief-6.h31.html The American Legislative Exchange Council postponed its vote on a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards at a recent meeting in Charlotte, N.C.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/wrep6I_R1gI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32brief-6.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32brief-6.h31.html Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/dX57i93fTmQ/32titleiii.h31.html Analysts find plenty of room to grow for districts getting federal funds to provide English-language-acquisition services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/dX57i93fTmQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32titleiii.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32titleiii.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/YK8E6LfUT74/31letter-6.h31.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/YK8E6LfUT74" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31letter-6.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31letter-6.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/0BqTo0JQfyg/31waiver.h31.html The Education Department presses states seeking NCLB flexibility for more-ambitious goals in their applications.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/0BqTo0JQfyg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31waiver.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31waiver.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/B7uUCKjxQBs/31gifted.h31.html But efforts to restore federal funds for a long-running gifted education program lack Obama administration support.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/B7uUCKjxQBs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31gifted.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31gifted.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/ncJn9EMei9c/31brief-1.h31.html A compliance meeting for telecommunications companies was expected to include a discussion of E-Rate pricing rules.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/ncJn9EMei9c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-1.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-1.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/hjFaVAyzP4c/31waiver_side.h31.html The state board approves a waiver request that departs from the Education Department’s model.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/hjFaVAyzP4c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31waiver_side.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31waiver_side.h31.html Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/z8BubQJfhPo/31usdan_ep.h31.html Michael D. Usdan and Arthur D. Sheekey write that state education agencies are ill-equipped to handle reform, but the process of reauthorizing the ESEA could change that.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/z8BubQJfhPo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31usdan_ep.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31usdan_ep.h31.html Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/Wsi_rcd0vUQ/31adv-overview_ep.h31.html The organizations' influence over policy and politics appears to be growing, especially at the state and local levels.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/Wsi_rcd0vUQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31adv-overview_ep.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31adv-overview_ep.h31.html Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/6UOuDRtUIMg/31health.h31.html Recommendations include appointing new federal staff members to shepherd school health efforts and undoing Medicaid red tape so schools can be reimbursed for health services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/6UOuDRtUIMg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31health.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31health.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/ICBYjOS38uA/30meals_ep.h31.html Faced with mounting debt from unpaid lunches, cash-strapped districts are starting to take action against nonpayers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/ICBYjOS38uA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30meals_ep.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30meals_ep.h31.html Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/Z3YqjOp6c7Y/30briggs_ep.h31.html The impact of an effective teacher is felt in the classroom; the impact of an effective principal is felt throughout the school, write Kerri Briggs, Jacquelyn Davis, and Gretchen Rhines Cheney.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/Z3YqjOp6c7Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30briggs_ep.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30briggs_ep.h31.html Fri, 04 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/InHLhVxZ5xY/30loans.h31.html Both President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney say they oppose increasing rates, but debate persists on where the federal funds would come from to keep costs down.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/InHLhVxZ5xY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/04/30loans.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/04/30loans.h31.html Thu, 03 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~3/SqSoA7uh-uo/30mcguinn.h31.html The federal government can be a driving force for school improvement if we pay attention to history, write Patrick McGuinn, Larry Berger, and David Stevenson.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekFederalpolicy/~4/SqSoA7uh-uo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/03/30mcguinn.h31.html Federalpolicy http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/03/30mcguinn.h31.html