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Direct linkAlliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"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) Global Competitiveness Report: United States's Slide Continues in Annual Ranking; Falls to Number Four; (2) New…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Competition, Literacy
Download full textThe White House, 2006
Keeping our competitive edge in the world economy requires focused policies that lay the groundwork for continued leadership in innovation, exploration, and ingenuity. America's economic strength and global leadership depend in large measure on our Nation's ability to generate and harness the latest in scientific and technological developments and…
Descriptors: Competition, Innovation, Research and Development, Scientific Research
Peer reviewedWise, Bob – Educational Leadership, 2008
The U. S. high school system is in crisis, Wise argues. More than 1 million students drop out every year, significant numbers of college freshmen require remedial courses to handle college work, and employers consistently express disappointment in the skills of graduates. The high dropout rate and students' lack of preparedness carries…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, High Schools, Dropout Rate, Young Adults
Houston, Paul D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
For five years the major school reform agenda in America has been the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which was part of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Now ESEA is up for another reauthorization by Congress, and everyone is wondering what is going to happen next. One could argue that there is…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Restructuring, Educational Change
Glimps, Blanche Jackson – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2008
Concerns about American's youth being productive workers, capable leaders and conscientious consumers in a global community are copious. The Committee for Economical Development (2005) reported that youth in the U.S. know little about the world or international issues and how this affects their future, acquire insufficient international skills and…
Descriptors: Global Education, Physical Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Zhao, Yong – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2009
Education in the United States has reached yet another critical milestone on the way toward standardization. On June 1, 2009, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced that 46 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories agreed to join an…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Global Approach, Academic Standards, Accountability
