Sunday, August 15th, 2010
I remember when I started my first job out of college. I had just moved to the Washington, D.C. area—literally, the first interview was conducted over the phone in the back of our moving van—and I was getting married in a few ...
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Piling on to the barrage of criticism of for-profit institutions in Washington, more than 25 organizations have delivered a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urging him to toughen proposed rules meant to protect students from unreasonable student loan burdens. Referred to as "gainful employment" rules, ...
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Idaho officials are planning to scrap a rule that would have required high schoolers beginning with the class of 2013 to pass a science assessment as a condition of earning a diploma, according to this Associated Press story. The action, approved this week by the ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Monday morning was a big day across the city of Memphis. Kids of all ages went back to class for the 2010 -2011 school year. Memphis Mayor AC Wharton stopped by several schools to give some inspiration reminding MCS students how important their education is. "This ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the recipients of $115 million in three-year grants to promote the teaching of American history. The money will reach 124 school districts in 40 states, plus the District of Columbia and American Samoa. "The Teaching American History grant ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Not long ago, we told you that the Center for K-12 Assessment & Performance Management had created graphic depictions of the proposals submitted to the federal Ed Department under its Race to the Top program to create comprehensive assessment systems. We mentioned that the ...
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