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Persistent achievement gap vexes education reformers: Six takeaways
No education issue has received more attention in recent years – but with less apparent progress – than the achievement gaps for minority and low-income students. The Center on Education Policy released a study Tuesday that looks at trends in all 50 states. Read our list of a few of the study’s major findings.
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Relief ahead for states from No Child Left Behind law, but with strings
States can be excused from some certain requirements of No Child Left Behind, the US education reform law, the Obama administration said Monday. But it wants them to adopt different reforms.
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Education secretary tells Congress: Change No Child Left Behind – or I will
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says time is running out to reauthorize No Child Left Behind. If Congress doesn't move soon, he said he'll take matters into his own hands.
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No Child Left Behind: Why Congress will struggle to hit Obama's deadline
President Obama wants No Child Left Behind revised by the fall. The Senate is working toward a bipartisan compromise, but House Republicans want to shrink the federal role in education.
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State of the Union mystery: What do Obama's Race to the Top plans mean?
Obama called education key to 'winning the future' and wants to replace No Child Left Behind with a plan based on his Race to the Top initiative. But that left some experts scratching their heads.
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Persistent achievement gap vexes education reformers: Six takeaways
No education issue has received more attention in recent years – but with less apparent progress – than the achievement gaps for minority and low-income students. The Center on Education Policy released a study Tuesday that looks at trends in all 50 states. Read our list of a few of the study’s major findings.
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Obama refuses to budge on Race to the Top education reforms
Many critics of President Obama's Race to the Top education reforms come from core constituencies of his own party. Mr. Obama took a stand for Race to the Top in a speech Thursday.
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How Race to the Top is recasting education reform in America
States are submitting their applications for Round 2 of the Obama administration's $4.3 billion Race to the Top program. States are undertaking major education reform to qualify.
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Rhode Island school to rehire fired teachers, shelving drastic plan
Central Falls High School had fired its staff as part of a strategy for failing schools. Now, the Rhode Island school has reached a tentative agreement to keep the staff but make other changes.
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Race to the Top: Do California, Florida have a chance?
The Education Department has released the scores and reviewer comments from Round 1 of the Race to the Top competition. One aim is to help states improve their applications in the next round.
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US 'report card' on reading: 8th-graders gain, 4th-graders don't
Reading among 4th-graders did not improve for the first time since 2003, the latest NAEP scores show. The report, known as the 'nation's report card,' shows a slight gain among 8th-graders.
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Obama's No Child Left Behind revise: a little more flexibility
The Obama administration is proposing fundamental changes to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education reform policy, such as dropping the strict yearly progress goals.
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Uniform academic standards for US students: draft released
Academics and education officials have drafted a broad outline of academic standards in English and math. The standards could eventually replace the current patchwork of state standards.
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All teachers fired at R.I. school. Will that happen elsewhere?
All the teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island were fired by the board of trustees this week. More such cases are likely to arise across the US in the coming year because of pressure from the Obama administration – and the incentive of billions of federal dollars.
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Obama proposes new way of uniformly raising academic standards
Under Obama’s plan, states would be eligible for federal Title I funding only if they adopt new academic standards that are certified as 'college- and career-ready.'
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Education reform: Obama budget reboots No Child Left Behind
President Obama's federal budget seeks to recast fundamental parts of George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind education reform. But Congress could put up stiff resistance.
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Education reform: California to join Race to the Top rush
States are scrambling to pass education reforms to be eligible for the Obama administration's $4.35 billion in Race to the Top grants. California was set to confirm far-reaching reforms Tuesday.
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Eyeing stimulus money for education, states adopt reforms
A total of $100 billion in stimulus money has started going to education. A new study by the Center on Education Policy looks at the education reforms that some states are now embracing.
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Schools sprinting to win Obama's Race to the Top billions
In speech Wednesday, Obama touts his $4.35 billion bid to reshape education in America. Schools nationwide are eager to compete for Race to the Top funds.
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Obama fatherhood initiative: a rare issue of bipartisan accord?
Fatherhood and parental duty get a push from the Obama team during a series of fall forums. But concerns about government intervention make some conservatives wary.
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No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test
The 2009 math scores reported by NAEP, a national assessment, represented the first time since 1990 that no gains were made.
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Achievement gaps narrowing in US schools since No Child Left Behind
A new study looked at student performance in all 50 states since 2002, when No Child Left Behind Act took effect. The focus: achievement gaps for minority and low-income students.
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Obama's $4 billion is massive incentive for school reform
The president says schools that prioritize his agenda will get the cash. State and education officials are wary, but they need the money desperately.
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In stimulus bill, US funds for schools double
About a quarter of the new money is aimed at low-income pupils, to help with the achievement gap.
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For Obama, split looms over education reform
His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.
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Three states eye bold high school reforms
Among the potential changes: college at 16, teacher-run schools, and state exams with assignments.
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