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Schools That Can
For each of the last three years, Secretary Duncan has started the school year with a bus tour visiting schools and communities across the country to find what’s working in education and to hear the concerns, insights, and lessons learned … Continue reading →
Posted in Back To School Tour, Back to School Tour 2012, Innovation, Promise Neighborhoods, Success Stories
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Tagged i3, ONPE
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Great American Schools: 2012 National Blue Ribbon Winners
“Great schools don’t happen by chance. Great schools happen by design,” Secretary Arne Duncan said earlier today as he recognized the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools from the campus of Arlington Traditional Elementary School in Arlington, Va. Arlington Traditional is … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Schools and Community, Success Stories
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Tagged Blue Ribbon Schools
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Duncan Talks Obama Education Record at Mom Congress
What is the proper role of the federal government in education? Secretary Arne Duncan answered this question Monday at Parenting‘s annual Mom Congress in Washington. “Under President Obama’s leadership, our role here in Washington is to support you,” Duncan said. … Continue reading →
The Hard Work of School Turnarounds—When a Struggling School Becomes a Place Where Students Want to Be
Hammond High School junior Katherine Lopez has seen a big change in teachers’ attitudes since her freshman year at the northwest Indiana school in 2009/10. “Teachers seem much more involved with students and with what they’re teaching,” she said. “If … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Parent & Family Engagement, Success Stories, Turnaround Schools
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Tagged School Improvement Grants, SIG
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School Turnarounds Are Succeeding
America cannot keep the promise a quality education to every child without ending the cycle of failure in our chronically low-performing schools. From the early days of the Obama Administration, the President and Secretary Duncan explained that the country could … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Success Stories, Turnaround Schools
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Tagged School Improvement Grants, SIG, turnaround
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Nevada District Finds Success in Turning Around
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of vising Dilworth STEM Academy for 7th and 8th graders in Sparks, Nevada to meet with Washoe County School District (WCSD) leadership and school staff. This district serves 63,000 and has had amazing success … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Schools and Community, Success Stories, What We Heard
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Tagged SIG, turnaround
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Springfield, Ohio: ‘We Don’t Let Barriers Get in the Way’
While Springfield, Ohio schools cope with a growing number of poor families, an achievement gap and a declining population — similar to many other districts nationwide — the community is tackling those challenges head-on. “We don’t let barriers get in … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Race to the Top, Schools and Community, Success Stories
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Tagged Promise Neighborhoods, SIG
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A Mother’s Story on How Early Intervention Services Helped Her Son
Ed. Note: October 8, marks the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s signing of the “Education for All Handicapped Children Act” (EAHCA) Amendments, which included for the first time, mandating services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. To … Continue reading →
Hold Fast to Dreams: Helping All Students Succeed
Click here for an alternate version of the video with an accessible player. Enjoy this great new video highlighting Secretary Duncan’s visit to Beers Elementary last Monday and his speech to the American Association of People with Disabilities Conference the … Continue reading →
Posted in Headlines, News, Success Stories
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Tagged Arne Duncan, Disabilities, Inclusion
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Principal Breaks Out the Champaign
The teachers and staff at Franklin Middle School in Champaign, Ill., have a saying: “Don’t be deficit.” It’s not a school-wide statement about out-of-balance government spending; their slogan is a reminder not to shortchange students based on their backgrounds or … Continue reading →
Where Engineering Is the Most Popular Discipline
Last week President Obama visited a school in Baltimore County, MD, where engineering is the most popular discipline. At Parkville Middle School, teacher Susan Yoder explains… “Our students don’t just learn about STEM concepts; they apply them by designing their … Continue reading →
i3: Change for Education Paradigms
On Tuesday, some of our country’s most creative minds converged in Washington, DC for the first Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Project Directors’ Meeting. The meeting brought together project directors and staff from school districts and non-profits who last year … Continue reading →