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Connecticut Education Overhaul Is Approved
Connecticut legislators have approved major changes to the state's public education system.
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Latest Round of NCLB Waiver Bids Critiqued
The Education Department presses states seeking NCLB flexibility for more-ambitious goals in their applications.
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Calif. Aims to Go Own Way in NCLB Waiver Bid
The state board approves a waiver request that departs from the Education Department’s model.
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NCLB Waiver Plans Push School Grading Systems
States are proposing the use of complex formulas to shed more light on individual schools and help pinpoint improvement strategies.
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Starting From Scratch With ESEA
An updated ESEA should focus on a few evidence-based strategies for improving schools, Marshall S. Smith writes.
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Accountability Moving Beyond Math, Reading Tests
In many waivers to the main K-12 education law, states propose testing students in science, social studies, and writing, too.
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Overhaul Proposed for Career, Tech. Ed. Program
Changes would be aimed at ensuring the program better prepares students to join the labor force.
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Waiver Promises May Put Cash Squeeze on States
NCLB flexibility requires fresh attention to low-performing schools, but not all can expect get extra federal aid.
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When Washington Focuses on Schools
Applied to the right issues, federal dictates can make their mark in schools, Chester E. Finn Jr. writes.
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Road Back to School Is Rocky for Ex-Offenders
Attention is growing on ways to smooth the transition from the correctional facility to the classroom for student ex-offenders.
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Parental Engagement Proves No Easy Goal
Piecemeal strategies may undercut NCLB-mandated efforts to draw in parents.
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NCLB Waivers for Districts No Easy Sell With States
Many state education chiefs think the decision to seek federal flexibility should rest with them, not the districts.
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SIG Effort Posts Promising Early Results
Many schools in the federal turnaround program saw gains in the 2010-11 school year, the Education Department says.
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Latest NCLB Waiver Hopefuls Learned From First Round
The latest batch of states seeking relief under the No Child Left Behind Act dodge pitfalls that tripped up the first round of applicants.
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Failed Bills Won't Halt N.M. Teacher Evaluation Reform
The New Mexico Public Education Department plans to implement a revised teacher-evaluation process via executive rather than legislative order later this year.
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26 States, D.C. Join Bid for NCLB Waivers
A second wave of states seek flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.
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ESEA Outlook Murky, Despite House Panel's Vote
Two bills approved by the House Education committee would give states more running room on K-12 policy, but face a cloudy future.
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Odd Pairings on Teacher Evaluation in ESEA Fight
The usual partisan lines blur as members of Congress grapple with the federal role in shaping how to judge teacher quality.
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Waiver Hopefuls Put Through Paces by Review Process
Winning states had to tailor their plans on how to hold schools accountable for various groups of at-risk students.
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Federal K-12 Footprint at Core of ESEA Hearing
A House panel looks at bills to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, with competing vision on display.
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