NCLB - Related Programs

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  • Report: Students struggle with information literacy
    Tue, Nov 28, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security , Tech-literacy
    Despite the assumption that today's students are tech-savvy, many fall short in demonstrating the information literacy skills necessary for success in college and the workforce, a new report says. The report comes from an evaluation of responses from students nationwide to an information-literacy assessment tool developed by the nonprofit ETS. [ Read More ]

  • Schools get more NCLB flexibility
    Mon, Sep 18, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Adequate Yearly Progress
    Federal officials have announced new policies for enforcing NCLB that ease the rules on testing limited-English students and defining "highly qualified" teachers. State and school leaders welcomed the changes, which will help more schools meet NCLB's demands--and avoid sanctions. [ Read More ]

  • States struggle with key NCLB mandate
    Fri, Jul 07, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  NCLB-related programs
    Technology is playing a key role as school systems struggle with the "highly qualified teacher" mandate of the No Child Left Behind Act. However, technology alone won't solve the issue. As of early July, not a single state has complied with the goal of having 100 percent of their core courses taught by HQT's. While states are busy submitting their compliance plans, ED officials say that the goal will definitely not be reached. [ Read More ]

  • Report: States lag in school data use
    Fri, May 05, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , NCLB-related programs
    According to Education Week's latest annual "Technology Counts" survey, states have a long way to go to take full advantage of the school and student achievement data they collect under No Child Left Behind. The survey also grades each state's overall use of educational technology, with West Virginia and Virginia topping the list. [ Read More ]

  • AP: States omit minorities' scores
    Tue, Apr 18, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , NCLB-related programs
    An Associated Press computer analysis has found nearly 2 million children whose scores aren't counted toward meeting the NCLB requirement that schools track how students of different races perform on standardized tests. States are using a loophole in the law to help schools escape potential penalties by skirting this requirement, AP found--and minorities who historically haven't fared as well as whites in testing reportedly make up the vast majority of students whose scores are excluded. [ Read More ]

  • Bush: Cut $3.2B from education
    Tue, Feb 07, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  School Administration , Funding , NCLB-related programs
    President Bush's proposed budget for 2007, which he released yesterday, would eliminate 42 education programs totaling more than $3 billion. For the second year in a row, Bush proposes eliminating the Enhancing Education Through Technology block-grant program, the main source of federal funding for school technology--despite his promise to make competitiveness in the new global economy a top priority. [ Read More ]

 

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