Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators http://www.edweek.org/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:02:50 -0500 SchoolsAndTheStimulushttp://feedburner.google.com Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500 Half the districts receiving School Improvement Grant funding reported in the early 2011 that it was too soon to tell whether the grants had made a difference. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/11/09/11report-3.h31.html Stimulus Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400 Six other federal grant programs, like i3, are tying the size of their grants to the level of research evidence. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/26/10innovation.h31.html Stimulus Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400 More than $2 billion in stimulus education money was still left, at least on paper, as the Sept. 30 spending deadline passed. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/19/08cliff.h31.html Stimulus Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400 The American Jobs Act proposed by President Barack Obama would save nearly 400,000 educator jobs if states spent all the money in one year, according to a White House report. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/12/07brief-b1.h31.html Stimulus Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400 The Department of Education extended the deadline for collecting and reporting data on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/10/05/06policy.h31.html Stimulus Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400 Ambitious student-achievement targets turn up the heat, as winners of the $4 billion federal grant effort push to deliver. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/28/06rttt_ep.h31.html Stimulus Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400 Unlike the first two rounds of the competition, there will be no outside judges—this time, it's up to the Education Department to pick, which means there are clear favorites. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/21/04policy.h31.html Stimulus Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400 Analysts and educators take a hard look at President Obama's plan to spend $60 billion to secure education jobs and infrastructure. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/21/04jobs_ep.h31.html Stimulus Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400 The program was designed by the U.S. Department of Education to find and scale-up the most promising education improvement ideas. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/14/03brief-3.h31.html Stimulus Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:07:00 -0400 Winners in the $650 million federal innovation contest showed evidence of past success, an independent report says, but the list includes plenty of the "usual suspects." http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/07/25/37i3.h30.html Stimulus Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:07:00 -0400 Student-created, teacher-guided learning experiences can take place beyond the traditional classroom setting. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/07/13/36rural.h30.html Stimulus Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400 Federal funding to help states avoid layoffs helped shore up special education, but the money is coming to an end. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/27/36edujobs.h30.html Stimulus Tue, 24 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400 The scramble is on to meet ambitious goals as Race to the Top implementation ramps up. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/25/32delaware_ep.h30.html Stimulus Tue, 24 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400 States made use of ARRA funds to boost school data systems and make improvements in other areas, a first round of reports say. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/25/32sfsf.h30.html Stimulus Fri, 06 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400 Over the last two years, federal stimulus money helped bankroll many youth jobs in Chicago. Those funds have now dried up. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/06/30catalyst_youthjobs.h30.html Stimulus