Budget News

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  • Budget woes continue to plague education
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State
    The federal stimulus package might have saved thousands of teaching jobs, but many thousands more remain in jeopardy -- as well as virtual-school programs, higher-education funding, and other school initiatives -- as a result of lingering budget crises in states from coast to coast. Key words: federal stimulus, state budget, school funding, teaching jobs, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Duncan floats school turnaround plan
    Thu, Aug 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants , Federal
    Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proposed new rules for distributing $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement Grants to turn around the nation's lowest performing schools. The plan includes flexibility for districts to close struggling schools, replace staff, or adopt a "transformational model" that aims to change the whole school culture, according to each school's needs. Key words: Arne Duncan, school improvement, low-achieving schools, Title I [ Read More ]

  • Benton: Universal broadband a necessity
    Tue, Feb 10, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal
    As Congress debates an economic stimulus package that includes funding to boost the number of people in the United States with broadband internet access, at least one organization says access alone isn't enough--and it's urging the Obama administration to adopt strategies to stimulate broadband demand. Key concepts: Benton Foundation, economic stimulus, broadband service, internet access [ Read More ]

  • Obama taps Arne Duncan for secretary of ED
    Tue, Dec 16, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  white house
    Education Secretary-designate Arne Duncan has focused on boosting classroom technology and presided over the launch of a high school that replaces textbooks with web-based course curriculum during his seven years as Chicago Public Schools CEO. [ Read More ]

  • Editorial: Dollars and change
    Fri, Dec 12, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  white house
    According to legend, President John F. Kennedy sometimes would tell visitors to the Oval Office, "I certainly agree. Now, let's see if the government agrees." It was the 35th president's way of alluding to the shadow that falls between the idea and the reality. It's not likely to be different for our 44th president. Nobody knows what reality will bring, but oh, what a difference a day makes--Tuesday, Jan. 20, that is: Inauguration Day. Nowhere is the distinction clearer than in the President-elect's ideas for education. [ Read More ]

  • Survey: College students struggling for loans
    Thu, Oct 23, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget News
    The credit crunch has officially arrived on campus: In a new survey, private colleges report their students are finding it significantly harder to secure the private loans they need to pay tuition bills. Furthermore, nearly half of colleges say some students have been forced to take time off or go part-time as a result. [ Read More ]

  • Feeling financial squeeze, VCs curtail investments
    Tue, Oct 21, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget News
    In what could be the start of a long, dry spell for entrepreneurs on college campuses and elsewhere across the country, venture capitalists are gradually closing their financial spigots as it becomes increasingly difficult to cash out of their previous investments. [ Read More ]

  • Wall Street crisis hits higher education
    Mon, Oct 06, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget News
    Schools and colleges across the nation are scrambling to develop new plans to pay their bills after an investment fund that serves about 1,000 colleges and private schools last week partially froze withdrawals amid the current credit crunch. [ Read More ]

  • Free online tool targets 'military brats'
    Wed, Jun 18, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal
    A new web site will allow children from military families to compare states' academic standards and take a free online test to identify the gaps in their understanding as they move to a new state with different testing and curriculum. [ Read More ]

  • Budget plan gives ed tech the boot
    Tue, Feb 05, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal
    The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program, which helps put technology into the hands of students in classrooms across the country, is slated for zero funding for the fifth straight year under President Bush's 2009 budget proposal. [ Read More ]

 

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