How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems.
No Child Left Behind
Every Student Succeeds Act shifts more power to states
While a "new and improved" version of the hotly-debated No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) would still require reading and math testing in grades 3-8 and once in…
More than half of students struggle with reading, report says
Nearly half of minority students and students from low-income families enter the fifth grade without basic reading skills, according to a new report urging Congress to focus on…
Education Department tries to ease testing worries
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Aug. 21 said that states can apply for extra time before they use student test scores to judge teachers' performance.
Lawmakers at odds over NCLB’s successor
The one-size-fits-all national requirements of No Child Left Behind would give way to standards that states write for themselves under legislation introduced by senators of both parties last…
NCLB waivers weaken accountability, study says
Many states granted waivers from the No Child Left Behind law are relaxing or ignoring federal regulations designed to hold schools accountable for the number of students who…
Feds: Pa. can’t give special treatment to charter schools
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Newspaper: Test security inconsistent among states
The federal government has no standards to protect the integrity of the achievement tests it requires in tens of thousands of public schools, and test security among the…
Strike highlights division on teacher evaluation
One of the key disagreements driving Chicago teachers to the picket lines this week is also a central component of President Barack Obama's education policy: evaluating instructors in…
Duncan discusses education reform, back-to-school changes
A more well-rounded curriculum with less focus on a single test. Higher academic standards and more difficult classwork. Continued cuts to extracurricular and other activities because of the…