ERIC Number: ED512011
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul-26
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 10, Number 15
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) ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act], Right Away!: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National Poll; (2) Striking a Balance: House Appropriations Subcommittee Falls Short of President Obama's Education Funding Goal; (3) "The State of State Standards--and the Common Core": Common Core State Standards Are Stronger than Current Standards in Three Quarters of States, New Report Finds; and (4) "Learning from Leadership": New Report Finds Effective School Leadership Is Strongly Connected to Student Achievement.
Descriptors: State Standards, Instructional Leadership, Public Education, Newsletters, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change, High Schools, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Academic Standards, Surveys, Federal Government, Government Role
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: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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