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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 -
Louisiana to release state standardized test scores
Scores for grades 3-8 will be released to the public Tuesday.
By Allie Gross • May 27, 2014 -
What should the U.S. learn from foreign education systems?
A Huffington Post column analyzes lessons that can be learned from abroad.
By Allie Gross • May 23, 2014 -
Ed advocates protest Indiana plan for untrained teachers
The state's board of education gave preliminary approval to a plan that would create an adjunct/career specialist teacher license.
By Allie Gross • May 23, 2014 -
Science, pre-k standards under discussion in New Jersey
The state's board of education is considering the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core preschool standards.
By Allie Gross • May 23, 2014 -
How are the arts taught in the South?
A new South Arts report breaks down arts ed trends in nine southern states, based on surveys of 4,400 K-12 principals.
By Allie Gross • May 22, 2014 -
New York state to push controversial sex ed plan
Motivated by the high number of youth contracting sexually transmitted infections, the state is pushing its Youth Sexual Health Plan.
By Allie Gross • May 22, 2014 -
Missouri cuts additional $35M from K-12, higher ed funding
The state withheld another $22 million just last month.
By Roger Riddell • May 21, 2014 -
States split on Common Core testing
A new survey by Ed Week finds an increasing number of states forging their own path when it comes to testing the new standards.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2014 -
School evals face same problems as those in hospitals
A Huffington Post column argues that the performance measurement standards in both arenas lack context for circumstances.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2014 -
New Mexico supt. wants federal intervention on special ed funding
Albuquerque Superintendent Winston Brooks hopes the federal government can help the state sort out its messy special education funding problems.
By Allie Gross • May 21, 2014
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