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Dean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind Act

Dean Announces Plan to Bolster K-12 Education, Reform No Child Left Behind ActLeading Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean visited a school in Iowa last month to announce a plan to strengthen K-12 education that was long on promises but short on specifics.Dean unveiled his plan in Davenport, Iowa, before a group of more than 100 […]

December 17, 2003

Students

ETS Identifies Factors Affecting Student Achievement

ETS Identifies Factors Affecting Student AchievementThe Educational Testing Service (ETS) released a report last month detailing more than a dozen factors related to student achievement. “The gaps in student achievement mirror inequalities in those aspects of school, early life and home circumstances that research has linked to achievement,” says Paul Barton, author of the study, […]

December 17, 2003

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House, Senate Negotiators Agree On D.C. School Voucher Plan

House, Senate Negotiators Agree On D.C. School Voucher PlanCongressional negotiators agreed last month on a private-school voucher plan for the District of Columbia that would be the first federally funded voucher program.The deal, part of an emerging spending package for the nation’s capital and several federal government agencies, is subject to approval by the House […]

December 17, 2003

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Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans

Lieberman, Dean Announce Higher Education Plans Tuition assistance, increased funding at center of both proposalsBy Ben Hammer and news wiresDemocratic Presidential candidates Joe Lieberman and Howard Dean announced higher education plans last month aimed at increasing college access and funding resources. The Connecticut senator’s plan sets a goal that by the year 2020, at least […]

December 3, 2003

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Can The GOP Up The Ante?

Can The GOP Up The Ante?Some Political Scholars Challenge the Republican Party’s Quest For Black and Latino VotersBy Kendra HamiltonWhen Colin Powell took the podium at the 2000 GOP national convention, his words of apparent reconciliation — “The party must follow (Gov. Bush’s) lead in reaching out to minority communities, and particularly the African American […]

December 3, 2003

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U.S. Senate Considers, Then Shelves D.C. School Voucher Bill

U.S. Senate Considers, Then Shelves D.C. School Voucher BillThe U.S. Senate considered a bill in late September that would give vouchers up to $7,500 for private school education for at least 1,700 public school students in the District of Columbia before withdrawing the bill from consideration due to the threat of a Democratic filibuster.The D.C. […]

October 22, 2003

STEM

Education Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered System

Education Secretary Says No Child Left Behind Act Will Help Reverse Two-Tiered SystemU.S. Education Secretary Dr. Roderick Paige gave a progress report on the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act in Washington recently, calling it a “revolution” that would do much to reverse a subpar U.S. educational system that he compared to apartheid.“We are […]

October 22, 2003

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Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Weigh In on Education Issues

Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Weigh In on Education IssuesCandidates voice opposition to vouchers, No Child Left Behind ActBy Ben Hammer BALTIMOREThe nine Democratic presidential candidates weighed in on education issues at a debate held last month at historically Black Morgan State University. Co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus and the FOX News Channel, the debate provided […]

October 8, 2003

Community Colleges

On the Road to Reauthorization

On the Road to ReauthorizationWith the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization, the fate of student aid and the future of colleges’ regulatory independence is uncertainAs Congress returns to work this month, it has plenty on its plate, but all eyes and hopes in higher education will be pinned on the reauthorization of the legislative […]

September 24, 2003

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Report Shows Schools, Libraries Rely on E-Rate Subsidies

Report Shows Schools, Libraries Rely on E-Rate Subsidies By Ronald Roach WASHINGTONWith schools and public libraries facing the toughest budget cuts in years, E-Rate (education rate) support for basic telecommunications services, Internet access and networking is essential, according to a new report from the Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLiNC). In EdLiNC’s third edition report, […]

July 30, 2003

Recruitment & Retention

Teacher Recruitment Act Offers Loan Forgiveness

Teacher Recruitment Act Offers Loan ForgivenessBy Charles Dervarics The full House has approved legislation to restructure and improve federal teacher education programs, offering more aid to those who agree to teach in high-poverty and high-need schools. The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act would more than triple the amount of loan forgiveness for teacher education graduates […]

July 30, 2003

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House Panel Tackles Teacher Training

House Panel Tackles Teacher TrainingBy Charles Dervarics   A congressional panel has approved a bill to improve teacher training through ideas that include “charter colleges of education” similar to the charter schools created in many communities at the K-12 level. The House Education and the Workforce panel approved the Ready to Teach Act by voice […]

July 2, 2003