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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Historic Opportunity for Action
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Duncan, Arne – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2009
When President Barack Obama took office, he pledged to revitalize an economy in the midst of the deepest recession in a generation. Working with Congress, he acted quickly to enact an $878 billion package to stimulate the economy in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). More than $100 billion of that will be for education, spanning…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Early Childhood Education, Presidents
Is New England Ready for P-20?: A Report Card on Efforts to Expand the K-12 Notion from Preschool to Grade 20
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Cronin, Joseph M.; Goodman, Richard H. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2008
These authors state that, while New England schools serve the children of the affluent very well, many children from low-income backgrounds are left behind at key points in the "non-system" that is perpetuated from preschool through college and beyond. They suggest that all segments of New England education should work more closely together so…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups, Philanthropic Foundations