Bush Calls for Resolve on NCLB Renewal
President George W. Bush acknowledged criticism of the law, but called on lawmakers to continue to hold schools accountable for students’ progress. (January 8, 2009)
Mobile Devices Seen as Key to 21st-Century Learning
Report calls for presidential initiative, research and development, and investment to boost the use of handheld digital tools in K-12.
(January 9, 2009)
Early-Literacy Findings Unveiled
Teaching small children about letters and sounds before they begin formal schooling helps them develop a broad range of literacy skills, a new report says. (January 8, 2009)
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Supreme Court to Hear Arizona ELL Case
A federal judge has ordered the state legislature to increase funding for ELL programs or else face fines of as much as $2 million per day. (January 9, 2009)
Schools Challenged by 4-Year Math, Science Mandate
Alabama was the first state in the nation to require students to take four credits in each subject to graduate, and schools are responding in different ways.
(January 6, 2009)
Vermont Governor Wants to Curb Education Costs
Gov. Jim Douglas' proposal immediately came under fire from teachers' union leaders and other education advocates. (January 8, 2009, AP)
Mo. Education Commissioner King Dies
D. Kent King, a former English teacher who spent 44 years in education, became Missouri's education commissioner in September 2000. (January 8, 2009, AP)
Jindal: New Dropout Prevention Program to Begin
The program will provide high school equivalency training and work certificates for students who don't finish traditional high school programs. (January 8, 2009, AP)
'21st-Century Skills' Focus Shifts W.Va. Teachers' Role
As states increasingly emphasize the teaching of "content in application," teachers are no longer the purveyors of facts, but the facilitators of elaborate activities. (January 5, 2009)
Scientists Track Poverty's Links to Cognition
The brains of children who are living in poverty function differently from those of children living in better circumstances, according to a new study. (January 6, 2009)
Texas Pushing to Modify Top 10 Percent Rule
Officials at the University of Texas at Austin say the university soon would have no room to admit any in-state students who do not graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class. (January 8, 2009, AP)
Budget Pain Dampening K-12 Efforts
Governors and state lawmakers are hoping to spare K-12 education from deep budget cuts.
(January 5, 2009)
'Choice' should not be a back-door way of abandoning the public responsibility of quality education for every kid.
