ERIC Number: ED538508
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun-25
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 13
Amos, Jason
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) Education Appropriations: U.S. Department of Education Would Receive Slight Funding Increase Under Senate Committee Bill; Final Action Not Expected Until After November Elections; (2) U.S. Department of Education Facing "Devasting" Spending Cuts in January 2013: Senators Plan Details Impact of Automatic Spending Cuts; (3) "A Framework for Advancing Career and Technical Education": Improving CTE Programs Are Critical to Transforming Nation's Secondary Schools, Says New Alliance Policy Brief; and (4) "Science in Action": NAEP Report Finds Students Lacking in Ability to Apply Science Knowledge in Real-Life Experiments.
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Politics of Education, Public Education, Elections, Federal Aid, Vocational Education, Science Achievement, Science Education, National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement
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 - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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