Loaded Issue: Senators Skin Spud Sanction
After all the mud-slinging about spuds over the course of the year, the pro-potato set has been able to hash out a way to undo limits on serving potatoes in schools. Read Full Post >
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October 18, 2011
October 15, 2011
State Chiefs Want ESEA Changes for Turnarounds, Growth
As part of a new No Child Left Behind, the Council of Chief State Schools Officers want more leeway in intervening in the lowest-performing schools, and in determining growth and performance targets. Read Full Post >
October 14, 2011
Debate on ESEA Bill Slated for Oct. 19 in Senate Committee
The bill to be debated next week reflects "10 months of bipartisan negotiations." Read Full Post >
October 11, 2011
Civil Rights, Disability Groups Trash Harkin NCLB Bill
Advocates for poor and minority students, students with disabilities, and others sent a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wy., expressing deep concerns with legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2011
Subgroup Accountability at Issue in ESEA Renewal
The National Council of La Raza, which advocates for English-language learners, is worried about the potential impact of language in a widely circulated draft of a Senate plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2011
Bennet to Introduce Teacher Prep, ARPA-ED Amendments
Sen. Bennet is pleased that the committee appears poised to include salary comparability and Race to the Top in its ESEA renewal bill. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2011
NEA Likes Senate GOP's Bill to Overhaul NCLB
Count the National Education Association as a fan (for the most part) of the No Child Left Behind Act renewal bill put forth last month by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2011
Proposed Rules About School Meals Remain a Hot Potato
If some folks had their way, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rules about school meals, in particular the part about potatoes, might be better off without a section limiting starchy veggies. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2011
District Advocates Favor House Education-Spending Bill
Some district officials would rather see increases for Title I grants for disadvantaged kids and special education than new money for the Obama reform priorities, including Race to the Top. Read Full Post >
September 28, 2011
Key Senate Panel Schedules Markup on ESEA Renewal Bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Oct. 18 plans to consider a measure reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read Full Post >
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