While well-known officials such as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan may get a lot of national press, smaller, sometimes overlooked groups also have a huge impact on American education.
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5/16/2012
5/16/2012
During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a lot of fireworks.
5/16/2012
Higher levels of education in the U.S. correlate with longer life expectancy and less obesity, according to the government’s annual health report.
5/16/2012
David Coleman, an architect of the common core curriculum standards that are being adopted in nearly all 50 states, will become the president of the College Board, starting in October.
5/16/2012
The increasing role of standardized testing in U.S. classrooms is triggering pockets of rebellion across the country from school officials, teachers and parents who say the system is stifling teaching and learning.
5/16/2012
Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have enacted sweeping changes to the state's online-education system.
5/16/2012
A Washington County civil court trial involving middle-school bullying ended in favor of the Beaverton (Wash.) School District last week.
5/16/2012
Gov. Rick Snyder today signed legislation to increase the number of cyber charter schools and opened up eligibility for dual enrollment programs.
5/16/2012
After conceding that poor communication with teachers could have contributed to an unprecedented drop in writing scores statewide, the Florida state Board of Education voted to lower the passing mark for the test.
5/16/2012
Lawyers for the state Department of Education began their defense in a federal special-education lawsuit brought by the Chester Upland (Penn.) School District, saying that no law had been violated and that the district had done too little to solve its own problems.
5/16/2012
Daily operations and classroom lessons will not feel different to students returning to Massachusetts schools this fall when the No Child Left Behind waiver goes into effect.
5/16/2012
The Iowa City school board has set aside plans to redraw some school boundaries, a process that had been debated the past couple of months.
5/15/2012
Slammed into lockers, isolated in darkened schoolrooms, vulgar language by a teacher – it was just another day at school for special needs student Alex Williams.
5/15/2012
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed the education reform bill into law during a formal ceremony.
5/14/2012
At East Stroudsburg School District, business manager Patricia Bader oversees a reserve fund balance — one of the largest among the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.
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