NCLB Waivers for Districts Get Pushback From State Chiefs
State K-12 chiefs from Idaho and Iowa tell U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that granting district-level waivers treads on state authority over public schools. Read Full Post >
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March 13, 2013
NCLB Waiver Effort by Calif. Districts Wins State Board Backing
California's state board expressed strong support for the effort of a group of school districts seeking a flexibility waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
April 20, 2010
Top Chicago Schools Leader Moving On
Chicago's No. 2 schools official is leaving for a superintendency in a small Michigan district. Read Full Post >
April 14, 2010
Turnaround Rules Provoke Districts' Ire
School administrators are unhappy with federal turnaround regulations. Read Full Post >
March 29, 2010
Top Chicago Schools Aide Resigns Amid Probe
A former top aide to Arne Duncan has resigned over a scandal involving VIP access to the Chicago's top high schools. Read Full Post >
March 25, 2010
Duncan's Role in Elite School Access Questioned
The education secretary's role in students gaining access to selective Chicago high schools has been questioned. Read Full Post >
March 21, 2010
Superintendents Push Duncan on Turnarounds
The Obama Administration's regulations for turning around low-performing schools, embedded in federal school-improvement grants, could force the firing of principals making progress in those schools and make recruiting turnaround leaders even harder, urban superintendents told U.S. Secretary of Educ... Read Full Post >
January 07, 2010
Chicago School Turnarounds Done Differently
A network of Chicago schools saw success by focusing on instruction, not replacing staff. Read Full Post >
October 14, 2009
Duncan Says 'Best and Brightest' Leaders Needed
Arne Duncan calls on America's "best and brightest" to become principals and teachers in the nation's most challenging schools. Read Full Post >
October 08, 2009
School Turnaround Group Aims to Help States, Districts
The Boston-based Mass Insight Education and Research Institute is likely to be a strong competitor for $650 million in innovation grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Read Full Post >
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