ERIC Number: ED517677
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar-7
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 11, Number 5
Amos, Jason, Ed.
Alliance for Excellent Education
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Waiting Game Continues for FY 2011 Appropriations: Short-Term Spending Measure Averts Government Shutdown, Postpones Decisions on Larger Spending Cuts; Senate Likely to Hold Key Votes on March 8; (2) Back to the Future: Secretary Duncan Defends Obama's FY 2012 Budget Before Senate Budget Committee; (3) Talkin' Turnaround: Joined by Former Governor Jeb Bush, Obama Highlights Need to Reform Nation's Lowest-Performing Schools; and (4) "The Nation's Report Card": Urban Districts Fall Behind National Average in Science Exam. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Public Education, Federal Government, Budgets, Budgeting, State Government, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Urban Schools, Science Achievement, Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation
Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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