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Obama Doubles Down: The 2013 Education Budget

02/22/2012 - 8:27am

February 22, 2012

The Obama administration’s 2013 education budget outlines the spending priorities of the President with an emphasis on funding programs currently underway.

Summary: 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education

02/21/2012 - 2:59pm

February 21, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education recently released the 2013 budget request. This is the summary of that request. Read more

Tech Trends to Watch in 2012

01/09/2012 - 4:45pm

January 9, 2012

Below are a few of the technology trends that we'll likely see evolve over the next year. As William Gibson said, "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." So we attempted to look at some pockets of innovation that seem to becoming more mainstram. Read more

Assorted Links

02/17/2012 - 9:43am

Tutoring for Teachers?

02/16/2012 - 3:55pm

February 9, 2012

Online tutoring is not just for students anymore. Now math teachers have access to it, through MyLive PD Online Coach Service. Read more

DQC Webinar: How the New Common Education Data Standards Can Support Policy and Practice

02/16/2012 - 11:58am

Event Summary: Chairman John Kline Unveils His Vision for Fixing No Child Left Behind

02/10/2012 - 2:37pm

February 10, 2012

Representative John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released a pair of bills that together would replace NCLB. Chairman Kline introduced the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act at an event at the conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI). This is a summary of that event Read more

At War With Ourselves: Time to Declare a Peace Treaty

02/09/2012 - 6:26pm

February 9, 2012

Traditional public schools and charter schools are fighting very publically. Here is why it is time for them to declare a truce. Read more

ESEA Introduced; ESEA Waived

02/09/2012 - 2:32pm

Cut This, Not That

02/07/2012 - 11:46am

February 7, 2012

In their latest report on the ESEA, “Cut and Run,” Jeremy Ayers and Raegen Miller of the Center for American Progress take on Representative John Kline’s (R-Minn.) ESEA “Discussion Draft,” the Student Success Act. The title of the report is a tip-off that Ayers and Miller are not enamored with the draft. They raise plenty of legitimate concerns, but the one that catches my interest is their beef with the proposed elimination of the current maintenance of effort (MOE) provision. Read more

Assorted Links

02/06/2012 - 9:27am

Ted Hasselbring: How adaptive technology can help struggling students

02/06/2012 - 9:05am

2012 State Legislative Calendar Now Available

02/03/2012 - 2:01pm

February 3, 2012

With legislative sessions underway, we receive a lot of questions about the mechanics of legislation. Our 2012 Session Calendar shows the legislative calendars of all of the states. Read more

ED and FCC Call for Every Student to Have a Digital Textbook

02/02/2012 - 9:13am

Assorted Links

02/01/2012 - 5:44pm

February 1, 2012

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Talks with Target About Education in America: Great interview with Secretary Duncan and Target's CSR team. Read more

Infographic: Shift From Manufacturing to Service

01/27/2012 - 3:59pm

Assorted Links

01/27/2012 - 3:57pm

January 27, 2012

Learning to Play Music. A cognitive psychologist applied the knowledge of his field to his attempts to learn to play the guitar as an adult. Read more

President's College Affordability Plan

01/27/2012 - 3:34pm

David DeSchryver in the Christian Science Monitor

01/25/2012 - 5:54pm

January 25, 2012

David DeSchryver was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on the State of the Union Address and education. Read more

Visualizing the Words Used by The President and 2012 Candidates

01/25/2012 - 3:35pm

Target Awards $5 Million in Grants to More Than 50 Schools

01/25/2012 - 1:22pm

Whiteboard Advisors on NPR's On Point

01/24/2012 - 4:09pm

SOTU 2012

01/24/2012 - 2:57pm

Apple Infographic

01/23/2012 - 11:42pm

Digital Learning Day Townhall

01/23/2012 - 4:59pm

January 23, 2012