Policy & Regulation: Page 139


  • New York zeros in on bilingual education

    State legislators want more demanding bilingual and dual-language instruction.

    By Allie Gross • June 4, 2014
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    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
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    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 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 May 30, 2014
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    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
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    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 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
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    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 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 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