ERIC Number: ED538515
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul-23
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 12, 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) House Appropriations Subcommittee Sharpens Budget Knife: Subcommittee's Bill Would Cut Education Programs by $1.1 Billion; (2) Summer Waive(rs): Six Additional States and the District of Columbia Receive NCLB Waivers; To Date, Thirty-Two States and DC Have Received Waivers; (3) "Achievement Growth": New Report Labels U.S. Learning Gains "Middling" Compared to Rest of the World; and (4) "Education for Life and Work": National Research Council Report Says "Deeper Learning" Is "Essential" for Success in Twenty-First Century. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Public Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Federal Aid, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Competition, Scores, Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Education Work Relationship, Transformative Learning, Critical Thinking
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 - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Program for International Student Assessment; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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