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Kline Requests GAO Report on Promise Neighborhoods Program
Aug 27, 2012
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Dear Mr. Dodaro: The Promise Neighborhoods program aims to improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in some of the country's most distressed urban, rural, and tribal neighborhoods by providing cradle-to-career support services. In 2012, the first year of the grant, the Department...
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VIDEO RELEASE: High School Students Share Real Stories of Effective Teachers
Jul 24, 2012
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The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing entitled, “Education Reforms: Discussing the Value of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs.” During the hearing, witnesses and members discussed ways outdated fe...
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Kline Applauds Agreement to Protect D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Jun 18, 2012
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U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) announced an agreement had been reached with the Obama administration to fully implement the D.C. Opportunity Scholar...
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ICYMI: School officials fear a federal policy takeover
May 24, 2012
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This week, the administration announced another version of the stimulus-era Race to the Top program, this time geared toward individual school districts. The new program is expected to cost taxpayers $400 million, and requires local school districts to adopt sweeping Department of Education mandate...
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Hearing Highlights Successful State Efforts to Expand Parental Engagement
May 16, 2012
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The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine state and local efforts to increase parental engagement and options. In his opening statement, Rep. Hunter said, “We know increased parental engagement lead...
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