ERIC Number: ED506795
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb-24
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 9, Number 4
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. This edition contains the following features: (1) Obama Signs "Largest Investment in Education in the Nation's History": Economic Recovery Legislation Includes Nearly $100 Billion for U.S. Department of Education; (2) Stimulus Done, Obama Sets Sights on Fiscal Year 2010 Budget: President to Submit FY 2010 Budget on February 26; (3) Closing the Expectations Gap: States Make Progress in Setting High Expectations for High School Graduates According to Report From Achieve; and (4) State of the State Addresses: Granholm and Strickland Focus on Producing Graduates Ready to Succeed After High School. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Politics of Education, Public Education, Educational Quality, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Finance, Budgets, Economic Climate, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Resource Allocation, Presidents, College Preparation, Accountability, State Standards, National Standards
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; High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
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