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With divided Congress, tough road for ed reform (AP)

Published on November 16, 2010 By

The Obama administration has pushed an ambitious education agenda in the last two years, sending $100 billion to states thorough the stimulus package and spurring reform in many locations through the Race to the Top competition. But none of the major initiatives pushed by President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have been bipartisan. Most were approved through large spending bills that Republicans opposed

Incoming House education chair: Vow to abolish Education Department just a ‘talking point’ (The Upshot)

Published on November 4, 2010 By

Even as he rued an Election Day “shellacking,” President Obama seemed hopeful in his post-midterms press conference yesterday that Democrats and Republicans may find common ground on education legislation, if not much else. The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson examined that wish in a story today, focusing on the handful of newly elected Republican candidates who ran on a pledge to abolish the Department of Education — a position that doesn’t exactly bode well for interparty cooperation on the issue. Soon-to-be Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Mike Lee of Utah have supported initiatives in the past to abolish the DOE or stated their support for the department’s abolition

APNewsBreak: Charter school group to raise $160M (AP)

Published on September 29, 2010 By rohit

ATLANTA – Groups hoping to open charter schools across the country could soon have millions more dollars available. The Charter School Growth Fund is announcing a $160 million fundraising campaign Wednesday — the largest-ever aimed at helping start more of the nontraditional public schools nationwide

Race to the Top promises new era of standardized testing (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on September 3, 2010 By rohit

Put down your No. 2 pencils and get ready for the next generation of standardized tests, featuring fewer multiple choice questions and increased use of computers

Tex. School Denies Child of Gay Moms (The Advocate)

Published on August 21, 2010 By rohit

Los Angeles – The daughter of a lesbian couple, married legally in Canada, was denied admission by a private school outside of Dallas. FoxNews.com reports that Jill and Tracy Harrison attempted to enroll their daughter Olivia at Bedford’s St.

School shoppers giving a lesson in individualism (AP)

Published on August 16, 2010 By

NEW YORK – Stores and manufacturers always try to court kids during the all-important back-to-school season, but now that engagement means interactivity, not a flier with coupons or a catalog full of smiling children clutching notebooks.

Parents turn to swapping for school clothes (AP)

Published on August 6, 2010 By

MIAMI – Kelly Trella has found a way to get rid of her 2-year-old son’s old clothes: She swaps them. Trella was looking for a way to clear out her basement when she stumbled upon a magazine article about thredUP, a children’s clothes swapping website

Obama refuses to budge on Race to the Top education reforms (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on July 30, 2010 By rohit

President Obama made it clear Thursday morning that he has no intention of backing down from his education reform agenda, despite criticism from core constituencies in his own party. Speaking before a crowd of civil rights advocates in Washington, he went to bat for his signature education initiative so far, the Race to the Top competition among states for $4.3 billion in grants tied to a range of education reforms. “I’ll continue to fight for Race to the Top with everything I’ve got,” he said at the convention marking the centennial of the National Urban League, a New York based civil rights group devoted to economic empowerment of minorities

Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money (AP)

Published on July 10, 2010 By

DES MOINES, Wash. – U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged Congress on Friday to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can’t wait until the fall to determine if they must lay off thousands of teachers.

Officials say Indian students need flexibility (AP)

Published on June 18, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON – Indian students face fewer chances for academic success under education standards that don’t embrace their traditional cultures, lawmakers and witnesses said Thursday during a Senate hearing considering revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act . In 2001 Congress passed the law, a hallmark of the Bush administration, requiring states to test students yearly in reading and math from grades three through eight, and once in high school