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The fiscal year 2009 proposal released Monday includes a modest boost for Title I grants to school districts, the main funding vehicle for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. (Education Week)
President Bush and key members of Congress said last week that they want to jump-start the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. (Education Week)
The ‘Pell Grant for Kids’ plan is being criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
(Education Week)
Florida voters’ approved a constitutional amendment to slash their property taxes—potentially costing schools millions of dollars in funding. (Education Week)
Some observers are hoping that the expected changes in leadership will forge a closer relationship between the NEA and AFT. (Education Week)
Many Iraqi parents haven’t enrolled their children in Jordanian schools because they soon expect to be resettled in another country. (Education Week)
A federal study of First Things First found that the much-touted school improvement program had "no discernible effects" on high school dropout rates.
(Education Week)
In Perspective
States and districts are struggling to fulfill the pension and health-care promises they made to teachers—and the results are mixed. (Education Week)
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Frederick M. Hess and Jeffrey R. Henig advocate 'common sense and humility about what research can provide.' (Education Week)
William Guenther and Andrew Calkins offer advice on turning around America’s worst-performing schools. (Education Week)
American students can quickly become passionate about STEM topics when they are taught in a hands-on way, Anne Spence argues.
(Education Week)
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All of the issues being discussed are ultimately peripheral to the individual students and the impact the law has had on them, Rep. Thomas E. Petri writes. (Education Week)
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