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Feds simplify financial aid form

June 25, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
The Obama administration on June 24 announced its first steps toward making it easier to apply for federal college aid, and technology is playing a key role in…
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Duncan to states: Don’t slash school funding

June 19, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
The Obama administration on June 18 warned states that it might withhold millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they use the money to plug budget holes…
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Duncan: Students, not banks, on ED’s agenda

September 29, 2009June 13, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
U.S. Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan told eCampus News on June 12 he will work with private lending companies as the Obama Administration pushes for a direct federal…
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Duncan: Use tech to leverage change

April 22, 2011June 13, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
To avoid being caught short when stimulus money runs out, school officials should use the short-term federal funding to upgrade technology and improve the tracking of student data,…
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Senate bill supports 21st-century skills

May 29, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor
States offering students curriculum options that integrate key 21st-century skills would receive matching federal funds through an incentive bill introduced in the U.S. Senate May 13 by West…
District Management

Tennessee passes cyber-bullying legislation

May 27, 2009 by ESchool News
Tennessee legislation aimed at preventing cyber bullying is headed to Gov. Phil Bredesen, who is expected to allow it to become law, reports the Commercial Appeal.
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Obama names first Hispanic to High Court

May 27, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor
President Barack Obama on May 26 named federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter--making her the first Hispanic in…
District Management

Bill would limit credit cards for college students

May 20, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Legislation passed overwhelmingly in the Senate May 19 would make it tougher for college students to sign up for credit cards, which often put young people in debt…
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House approves $6.4 billion for green schools

May 15, 2009 by ESchool News
The House on Thursday passed a multiyear school construction bill with the ambitious goals of producing hundreds of thousands of jobs, reducing energy consumption and creating healthier, cleaner…
District Management

After Ed “Voices” on Mayoral Control

May 14, 2009 by ESchool News
Joseph Viteritti, editor of "When Mayor's Take Charge," on mayoral control, its benefits, and needed reforms in NYC.
District Management

White House seeks input on education law

May 6, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students, parents, and school leaders in at least 15 states think about No Child…
District Management

Stimulus aims to help close digital divide

May 6, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor
With more than $7 billion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act set aside for increasing broadband access in the United States, the stimulus presents a huge opportunity…
District Management

Souter retirement sets off speculation

May 4, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
In a May 1 letter to President Obama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter said he would be retiring from the nation's high court in June. Souter's announcement…
District Management

Candidates agree on preschool funding

April 24, 2009 by ESchool News
Four years after Gov. Timothy M. Kaine made the promise of free preschool to all Virginia 4-year-olds a centerpiece of his campaign, the three men competing for the…
District Management

Texas lawmakers mull stripping education board of authority over curriculum

April 16, 2009 by ESchool News
Four Texas state senators, fed up with curriculum and textbook battles at the State Board of Education, pitched legislation April 14 that would strip the board of its…
District Management

‘Sexting’ legislation proposed to protect teens

April 14, 2009 by ESchool News
Warren County, Ohio, Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said advances in technology have surpassed laws that were written to protect juveniles. That's why two Warren County state legislators, along with…
District Management

Idaho panel OKs bill to expand online courses

April 14, 2009 by ESchool News
The Idaho state legislature's House Education Committee has advanced a measure allowing traditional public schools to contract with private companies that offer online education courses, reports the Idaho…
District Management

Student fitness bill raises questions

April 3, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
Legislation pending in Congress, called the "Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act" (FIT Kids Act), would update current physical fitness standards in K-12 schools and hold educators accountable…
District Management

Lawmaker crafting bill to set penalty for teens’ ‘sexting’

March 30, 2009 by ESchool News
As ever-more-aggressive high school flirting clashes with evolving technology, Ohio lawmakers are searching for the appropriate way to deal with the growing trend of teenagers transmitting nude pictures…
District Management

Court strikes down California video-game law

February 23, 2009 by ESchool News
In a decision that could have a far-reaching effect on other states' efforts, a federal appeals court on Feb. 20 struck down a California law that sought to…
District Management

COPA dies quietly in Supreme Court

January 22, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
A federal law intended to restrict children's access to internet pornography died quietly Jan. 21 at the U.S. Supreme Court, more than 10 years after Congress overwhelmingly approved…
District Management

Minnesota wants all schools to combine purchasing power

January 8, 2009 by ESchool News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and state legislators in the House and Senate want to require all the state's school districts to band together in a purchasing pool to…
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