These are the voyages… Space is the beginning frontier for these students Oh interwebs: SKSD creating its own online high school program Survey says: WASL had some good points, researchers say Tackling the tough stuff: State superintendent looks to identify top education priorities Race to the job? Murray, Tierney to introduce job training bill
July 28 conference call
July 30, 2009 By
We hosted a conference call about the current education landscape Tuesday night. Many thanks to those of you who joined us. For those that missed it, we now have a recording of the call. Since it’s a 4MB file, we recommend you email the link rather than the actual file. Also, to help you follow [...]
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Call to Action on HR 3221!
July 29, 2009 By
I will forever remember the day when I sat on the floor of my apartment, giant T-89 calculator and old tuition statements in hand, and calculated how much I had acquired in student loans over the past four years. Actually, that day happened not too long ago—around April of 2009! Federal loans paid for a [...]
Attention all data hounds!
July 29, 2009 By
If you are reading this blog, chances are you know quite a bit about education data. But, did you know that the high school dropout rate varies widely by counties? Or that close to half of the graduating high school class of 2006 immediately enrolled in public postsecondary education? Now you can pull these data [...]
A bold proposal from the other Washington
July 27, 2009 By
Can you think of a win-win for both young and older kids? We can. It’s the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would make a landmark investment in our nation’s future by preparing young children for success in school and young adults for the workforce. Washington State’s delegation in the House of Representatives will [...]
HEC Board/SBCTC meeting July 28
July 27, 2009 By
TAKE ACTION: A bold proposal from the other Washington
July 27, 2009 By
Can you think of a win-win for both young and older kids? We can. It’s the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would make a landmark investment in our nation’s future by preparing young children for success in school and young adults for the workforce. Washington State’s delegation in the House of Representatives will [...]
Additional ARRA guidelines released
July 24, 2009 By
In addition to Race to the Top, the following guidelines are also out today: Second round of State Fiscal Stabilization Fund grants Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems grants Guidelines for the Investing in Innovation Fund, Teacher Incentive Fund, Title I School Improvement Grants and State Educational Technology Grants will be released in the coming weeks, according [...]
Race to the Top guidelines released
July 24, 2009 By
The U.S. Department of Education has released guidelines for Race to the Top funds. Press release: President Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Announce National Competition to Advance School Reform White House blog: “Race to the Top” Press conference: http://www.connectlive.com/events/deptedu/deptedu-040309-archive.asx Race to the Top webpage: http://www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html Guidelines: http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-17909_PI.pdf
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Education news for July 24
July 24, 2009 By
