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The overall academic performance of U.S. students will never equal that of our toughest international competitors if we continue to focus on high-stakes tests alone, write Marc Tucker, Linda Darling-Hammond, and John Jackson. ...
The government shutdown has been a nuisance. Employees are being furloughed left and right and the US Department of Education is no exception. With 4,000 employees furloughed there is a concern of whether people will receive a response to their grant applications. To read more,...
With his pot of financial sweeteners diminished, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan may end up relying more on persuasion and sanctions to advance the Obama administration's education agenda. ...
The first federal government shutdown in nearly two decades caused some anxiety for state and district education officials, but didn't immediately interrupt business as usual for schools across the country. ...