Commission to propose 5-point plan to speed introduction of digital learning in US classrooms
WASHINGTON — A week after President Barack Obama’s call for U.S. schools to be outfitted with high-speed Internet within five years, an independent ...
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Obama Fills Civil Rights, General Counsel Posts in Education Department
President Barack Obama today tapped Catherine E. Lhamon, who spent a decade working for the American Civil Liberties Union in California, as the ...
Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million
WASHINGTON — Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators ...
Education Department gives 3 more states waivers
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore ...
Applications for Principal Ambassador Fellowship Now Open
The U.S. Department of Education's plan to engage school leaders took another step forward earlier this week when applications for the department's ...
Asian groups, White House seek better race data
WASHINGTON — Taken together on paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by ...
Republicans: Give governors more school say
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors would be relegated to cheerleaders for the nation's schools, and governors would be ...
Jumble of education topics facing Congress
WASHINGTON — From pre-kindergarten to No Child Left Behind, from broadband-wired schools to college loans, students in every age group are suddenly ...
Lawmakers Push for More NCLB Waiver Oversight
Two lawmakers want Congress to turn up the heat on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his department over implementation of waivers under ...