Policy & Regulation: Page 139
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New York zeros in on bilingual education
State legislators want more demanding bilingual and dual-language instruction.
By Allie Gross • June 4, 2014 -
National principals group calls for decelerated Common Core rollout
The National Association of Secondary School Principals says the rollout's current pace hasn't allowed for proper training.
By Allie Gross • June 4, 2014 -
Do tax incentives spur charter school investment?
A Huffington Post column reprinted by the Washington Post breaks down the relationship between charter schools and Wall Street.
By Allie Gross • June 4, 2014 -
Louisiana ed chief: Stop bickering over Common Core
Education Superintendent John White says teachers deserve to know what they will be teaching in the fall.
By Allie Gross • June 4, 2014 -
Report: 16% of urban teachers 'chronically absent'
Around 33% of all teacher absences in the nation's 40 largest school districts were attributed to the chronic absentees.
By Roger Riddell • June 3, 2014 -
N. Carolina teacher raises will breed cuts in other areas
The state's Senate offered to raise teacher salaries by 11.2%.
By Allie Gross • June 3, 2014 -
Ravitch questions business coalition's pledge of $500K for Common Core
In a new column, the NYU education scholar asks who benefits when businesses get behind the state standards.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2014 -
Judge knocks down Alabama Accountability Act
The addition of tax credits resulted in the act being deemed unconstitutional.
By Allie Gross • June 2, 2014 -
Urban education and Esri's $1B grant: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on Finland's low-tech approach to education and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • May 30, 2014 -
New Orleans closes its last public schools
The New Orleans Recovery School District is the first in the nation to be made up entirely of charters.
By Allie Gross • May 30, 2014 -
S. Carolina senator blocks sex ed bill
The proposed update to the state's 26-year-old sex ed law was meant to address the state's high teen pregnancy rate.
By Allie Gross • May 30, 2014 -
Higher funding tied to improved results in low-income districts
National Bureau of Economic Research findings show that court-ordered financial overhauls preceded better outcomes in low-income districts.
By Roger Riddell • May 29, 2014 -
Putting WiFi in all schools to cost estimated $3.2B
President Barack Obama has set a goal of providing WiFi access to 99% of K-12 schools by 2018.
By Allie Gross • May 29, 2014 -
Subsidized school lunch proposal met with hesitation in NYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is concerned the proposal could negatively impact federal funding for low-income schools.
By Allie Gross • May 29, 2014 -
Former NYC ed chief pushes Common Core and STEM
Joel Klein, currently CEO of Amplify, says politics must be removed from the education debate.
By Allie Gross • May 29, 2014 -
New law mandates universal pre-k in Vermont
The bill will allow funds to follow children across district lines.
By Allie Gross • May 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The best (and worst) of Common Core dissent
With a new report claiming extreme views are overshadowing legitimate Common Core concerns, we take a look back at some of the more prevalent arguments.
By Allie Gross • May 28, 2014 -
Wyoming seeks volunteers in creation of new science standards
The state banned the Next Generation Science Standards due to their teaching of man-made climate change as fact.
By Allie Gross • May 28, 2014 -
Healthy lunch regs reveal need for additional food education
A significant portion of fruits and veggies is being thrown away, according to a Harvard study.
By Allie Gross • May 28, 2014 -
Finnish schools skip the tablets and SMART Boards
The approach runs counter to that of American classrooms.
By Allie Gross • May 28, 2014 -
Esri provides STEM software to all U.S. K-12 schools with $1B grant
The move, made in support of the president's ConnectED initiative, also includes cloud infrastructure from Amazon Web Services.
By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2014 -
Costs devour Boston shools' salad bars
The stations were installed in six of the city's schools as part of a national push for healthier lunch options.
By Roger Riddell • May 27, 2014 -
California supt. race highlights bigger ed debate
The approaching June 3 primary vote for the state's ed chief spothlights the two sides of the national education debate.
By Allie Gross • May 27, 2014 -
Mississippi literacy coaches push for gains
Mississippi views its Literacy-Based Promotion Act as its most immediate reform effort
By Allie Gross • May 27, 2014 -
NPR: Modern pre-K push embodies Fred Rogers' ethos
Much of the current early education debate is in line with the late TV host's thinking.
By Allie Gross • May 27, 2014
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