ERIC Number: ED506857
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep-28
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 18
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)"Quality Education Too Long Delayed Is Education Denied": In Campaign-Like Speech, Secretary Duncan Turns Up the Heat on ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act] Reauthorization; (2) Graduation Promise Act: New Legislation Would Provide $2.5 Billion for Low-Performing High Schools; (3) Alliance for Excellent Education Unveils New Model Linking High School Graduates to Economic Recovery; and (4) "Helping Students Navigate the Path to College": New Report from the What Works Clearinghouse Examines What High Schools Can Do to Boost College Enrollment. (Contains 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Public Education, School Law, Federal Legislation, Politics of Education, High Schools, Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Education Work Relationship, Economic Climate, High School Graduates, Enrollment, Guidance Objectives, College Preparation
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: High Schools
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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