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Change to Education Law Eases Student Testing Participation

Change to Education Law Eases Student Testing ParticipationFor the fourth time in as many months, the Bush administration is easing the restrictions of its education law, this time in the area of testing. The latest move is to reduce the number of students a school may test without running afoul of the law.The No Child […]

April 21, 2004

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Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report Says

Accountability Plan for Higher Education Would Be a Mistake, Report SaysThe Bush administration’s plan for imposing accountability measures — similar to those in the No Child Left Behind Act — on higher education is wrongheaded, according to a new report by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).Lawrence N. Gold, the AFT’s higher education director, said […]

April 7, 2004

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Education Department to Study Technology, Learning

Education Department to Study Technology, LearningWASHINGTONThe U.S. Department of Education is undertaking a study to determine the effectiveness of educational technology for reading and math, and to measure how technology can improve student achievement in those subjects. The $10 million study, to begin during the 2004-2005 school year, will be funded by two divisions of […]

March 24, 2004

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Minorities Have ‘50-50’ Chance of Graduating High School, Study Finds

Minorities Have ‘50-50′ Chance of Graduating High School, Study FindsWASHINGTONHalf or more of Black, Hispanic and American Indian youth in the United States are getting left behind before high-school graduation, according to a new study.The result is a “hidden crisis” that is obscured by regulations issued under the No Child Left Behind Act that “allow […]

March 24, 2004

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New Program to Fund Graduate Research in Education

New Program to Fund Graduate Research in EducationThe U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recently announced a new program to fund graduate training programs in the education sciences. These programs will train a new generation of education researchers capable of producing scientific evidence to guide education policy and classroom practice. Such evidence […]

March 10, 2004

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The Great Divide

The Great DivideRacial achievement gap gains recognition as national concern, but solution continues to elude educators, scholars and policymakers. By Ronald RoachAmericans know that Black and Latino children, by and large, are not reaching their full potential when it comes to learning and academic performance. But there are exceptions. The question that’s being increasingly asked […]

February 25, 2004

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HBCUs Among Few Winners in Bush’s Budget Plan

HBCUs Among Few Winners in Bush’s Budget PlanFinancial aid programs see little, if any, gain     Black colleges would receive more money next year while most student financial aid programs face freezes or cuts under President Bush’s new education budget.By percentages alone, minority-serving colleges and universities were one of the plan’s few winners in higher education. […]

February 25, 2004

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Senate Approves First Federal School Voucher Plan

Senate Approves First Federal School Voucher PlanThe Senate approved the country’s first federal school voucher program last month, a District of Columbia experiment with implications for school choice nationwide. The $13 million plan would award private-school vouchers to at least 1,700 poor students in the District, home to a chronically struggling system of 65,000 students. […]

February 11, 2004

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Making The Case For Public Education

Making The Case For Public EducationFounded in 1857 “to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the United States,” the National Education Association has a long history of fighting for the rights of educators across the nation. That type of activism continues […]

January 28, 2004

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Project Surveys Community Based Organizations High Schools

Project Surveys Community Based Organizations High Schools A new report aims to promote awareness at the state level of the importance of Community Based Organizations (CBO) high schools, highlighting the promising lessons these schools hold for improving the educational outcomes of youth at risk of school failure or dropping out. The report, “CBO High Schools: […]

January 28, 2004

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Keeping Score on the Administration

Keeping Score on the AdministrationEarlier this month President Bush went on the road to mark the second anniversary of his signing of the No Child Left Behind Act. Bush visited schools where the administration had deemed the law a success to congratulate students, staff and parents on improving test scores. And yet, the Washington Post […]

January 28, 2004

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House Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s Capital

House Approves Legislation for Vouchers in Nation’s Capital Senate to act on the measure in late JanuaryThe U.S. House of Representatives last month gave final approval to legislation for taxpayer-funded vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. The legislation, backed by President Bush, will allow students to attend private and parochial schools. The Senate […]

December 31, 2003