Early-Learning Race to Top Contests: 35 State Applicants
The Early Learning Challenge Fund, a Race to the Top competition, has drawn interest from 35 states, plus D.C., who are competing for awards from $50 million to $100 million. Read Full Post >
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December 08, 2010
House Dems Include Money for Race to the Top 2.0 in Giant Spending Bill
Leaders in the Democratic-for-now House of Representatives have included $550 million to extend the Race to the Top program in a big, giant spending bill that finances most government programs at last year's levels until Sept. 30. Read Full Post >
November 06, 2008
Item 1 on Obama's To-Do List: Expand Pre-K Programs?
For all the talk of how the already overdue reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will present a major test for President-elect Obama, some are betting that the first education item on the new administration's to-do list will be expanding pre-K programs. Read Full Post >
September 17, 2008
Stepping Up For Kids
Voters need to keep children's issues, including health and social welfare, in mind as they head to the ballot box, a coalition of advocacy groups and professional associations says. Read Full Post >
December 28, 2007
'Only Bill Richardson Has a Bold Plan for Our Schools'
That's the opening line of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's new television ad that's running in Iowa. I question the "only" and the "bold" part of his claim. His "bold plan," if elected president: getting rid of the No Child Left Behind Act, expanding prekindergarten, paying teachers more, and ex... Read Full Post >
December 28, 2007
Obama's Education Plan and His Dance Around Hot-Button Teacher Issues
In Sen. Barack Obama's new education plan, his ideas for reforming the teaching profession are substantial, expensive, and have the potential to result in fairly dramatic changes in the teaching profession. I discussed this with one of my colleagues on the teacher beat here at Education Week, Bess K... Read Full Post >
December 28, 2007
Biden's Memorable Education Plan
Although Democratic candidate Joe Biden says education will be his top domestic priority if elected president, his plan to fix public schools apparently isn't very remarkable, or memorable, at least to the Associated Press. A story that moved on the AP wires today declared: "Democrat Joe Biden unve... Read Full Post >
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