U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will offer states more flexibility on implementing the teacher evaluation piece of their NCLB waivers as they put the common core into practice. Read Full Post >
A group of 46 progressive educators and policy advocates ramped up their call for "supports-based reform" by issuing a declaration to "rebuild America." Read Full Post >
The program would dole out competitive grants to school districts who partner with post-secondary institutions and other organizations. Read Full Post >
The Rhode Island Board of Education extended the contract of Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist by two years on June 6. Read Full Post >
Attendees at a conference on "reimagining education," emphasized blending the use of technology with other subjects, including the arts. Read Full Post >
Coursera announces a new partnership with universitiies to offer "MOOCs," a plan that draws a positive reaction from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Secretary of Education calls the home languages of English-learners assets for educators to build on. Read Full Post >
An open letter from a coalition of hundreds of business leaders calls on President Obama and members of Congress to provide more support for early-childhood education. Read Full Post >
The Michigan House of Representatives approved a final budget on May 28 stripping common-core implementation funds that now heads to the Senate. Read Full Post >
In their revised application, the nine California districts seeking a No Child Left Behind Act waiver dropped plans to count only the test scores from the last grade in each school for accountability purposes. Read Full Post >
