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States and Education Community Weigh In on First Round of NCLB Flexibility
President Obama announced yesterday that ten states have agreed to implement bold education reforms and will receive flexibility from No Child Left Behind. These ten states will now have the flexibility needed to raise student achievement standards, improve school accountability, and increase teacher … Continue reading
We Can’t Wait: 10 States Approved for NCLB Flexibility
“We can’t wait,” President Obama said earlier today at a White House event to announce that 10 states have been approved for flexibility in exchange for reform from No Child Left Behind. The ten states approved for flexibility are Colorado, … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Standards and assessments, Teachers
Tagged Flexibility, NCLB
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After 10 Years, It’s Time for a New NCLB
The following op-ed appeared in the January 8, 2012 edition of the Washington Post. Ten years ago today, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act. The law has improved American education in some ways, but it also still … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Standards and assessments
Tagged Arne Duncan, Fix NCLB, NCLB
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Reforming NCLB Requires Flexibility and Accountability
Fixing No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is four years overdue. In March of 2010, the Administration unveiled its Blueprint for Reform. Since then we’ve worked on a bipartisan basis to craft a comprehensive reform bill that would help give our … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform
Tagged FixNCLB, Flexibility, NCLB
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ED’s Carmel Martin to Answer ESEA Flexibility Questions via Twitter Chat
Carmel Martin, the U.S. Department of Education’s assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development will host a Twitter chat on Wednesday, October 5, from 4-5 PM EDT to answer questions about the Obama Administration’s recent announcement that states can … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, Join the Conversation, News, P-12 Reform
Tagged ESEA Reauthorization, Flexibility, Twitter
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Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System
Cross-posted from the White House blog. President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform
Tagged American Jobs Act, President Obama
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Education Community Weighs In on NCLB Flexibility
“This isn’t just the right thing to do for our kids -– it’s the right thing to do for our country,” said President Obama earlier today when he announced details on how states can get relief from provisions of the … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Teachers
Tagged Fix NCLB, NCLB
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What NCLB Flexibility Means for You
Earlier today President Obama provided details on how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act- or No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The new flexibility supports local and state education reform across the country in … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Standards and assessments, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Fix NCLB, Flexibility, NCLB
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Obama Administration Offers Flexibility from No Child Left Behind
Today, the Obama Administration outlined how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – or No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – in exchange for serious state-led efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, … Continue reading
Posted in ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, News, P-12 Reform, Teachers
Tagged Fix NCLB, NCLB
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Duncan on Parent Involvement and Fixing NCLB
Secretary Duncan recently sat down to respond to a few comments he received on his Facebook page. Duncan describes the importance of parents in a student’s education, and he says that it’s important we do “everything we can do to … Continue reading
Posted in Arne Answers Questions, ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, Join the Conversation, News, P-12 Reform
Tagged Arne Duncan
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Cleveland-area Superintendents Talk Back to Washington
CLEVELAND—After a morning spent with students promoting school nutrition and physical education, Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Michael Yudin sat down Tuesday afternoon with superintendents from more than a dozen school districts in the Cleveland metropolitan area, … Continue reading
Back-to-School Bus Heads to the Great Lakes
During last week’s #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, Sarah, a third grade teacher, asked if it is possible for Arne to “tour and sponsor real town halls with educators.” This week, ED announced that Secretary Duncan and his senior staff will … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School Tour 2011, Civil Rights, Early Learning, ESEA Reauthorization, Headlines, Innovation, Join the Conversation, Labor-Management, Listening Tour, News, P-12 Reform, Promise Neighborhoods, Race to the Top, Rural, Schools and Community, Science and Math (STEM), Standards and assessments, Teacher Practitioner, Teachers, Teaching Profession, Turnaround Schools
Tagged Arne Duncan, Bus Tour, EDTour11
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