WEEKLY RECAP
Top Stories for Tuesday December 26 through Friday December 29, 2006
Militarismo en Escuelas más Pobres Militarism in the Poorest Schools By Jorge Luis Macías/La Opinión
En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles (LAUSD), a los estudiantes pobres y de minorías usualmente se les ofrecían menos cursos A-G (algebra, biología, química, geografía, […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, December 21, 2006
Federal money for poor students widens funding gap, report finds Grace Rauh/Oakland Tribune
Poor and minority students aren’t getting their fair share of precious education dollars and the inequities can be traced to funding decisions made at the federal, state and school district levels, according to […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, December 20, 2006
No Boon for Schools in Level Fiscal Plan By David J. Hoff/Ed Week
Any significant increases in federal funding for K-12 education before the 2008-09 school year would be unlikely under a short-term budget plan outlined by leading congressional Democrats last week. The two Democrats slated […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Influence: A Study of the Factors Shaping Education Policy Bill Gates, Congress, and NAEP Top Study of Influence Ed Week
The Editorial Projects in Education Research Center’s new study, "Influence: A Study of the Factors Shaping Education Policy," has identified Bill Gates as the most […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, December 18, 2006
Children With Limited English Proficiency Being Left Behind Again, Says New GEO Report La Prensa San Diego
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After nearly five years of the enactment of the No Child Left Behind law, many states are still not receiving the funding they need in […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, December 15, 2006
Expert Panel Proposes Far-Reaching Redesign of the American Education System By David M. Herzehorn/New York Times
Warning that Americans face a grave risk of losing their prosperity and high quality of life to better educated workers overseas, a panel of […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, December 14, 2006
More generous Congress could do much for schools Editorial/San Jose Mercury News
When reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act next year, Congress should include more carrots and fewer sticks. It should use, as a model, the Academic Competitiveness Grants that the Bush administration proposed and Congress […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Democrats’ education agenda includes cutting college costs, reviewing No Child Left Behind By Nancy Zuckerbrod/Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats say when they take the gavel from Republicans next month, they will put money in the pockets of college students and closely examine a […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, December 8, 2006
Why the Achievement Gap Persists Editorial/New York Times
The No Child Left Behind education act, which requires the states to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students in exchange for federal aid, has been under heavy […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, December 7, 2006
Achievement Gap Widening Even as Scores Rise By Marc H. Morial/Sacramento Observer
(NNPA) - Back in 2002, President George W. Bush with much pomp and circumstance enacted the ambitious and controversial No Child Left Behind education law, which established a series of standards that schools […]