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10/29/2009 | U.S. Education Secretary Releases Statement on National Center for Education Statistics NAEP Report
In a press release regarding the National Center for Education Statistics NAEP Report, Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto NAEP Scales: 2005–2007, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated that s...

10/22/2009 | U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Says Colleges of Education Must Improve for Reforms to Succeed
In a recent major speech, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan challenged colleges of education to revise significantly their teacher preparation programs. Duncan stated that the bar must be raised to ...

10/20/2009 | Education Department Seeks Advice form Experts on Ways to Improve Assessments
The U.S. Department of Education will conduct six meetings across the country to obtain input from assessment experts and practitioners on innovative and effective approaches for the development of fu...

09/28/2009 | Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement
This Institute of Education Sciences (IES) practice guide provides evidence-based recommendations and practical information for educators to use when working with out-of-school time programming to imp...

09/28/2009 | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities for High School Improvement Summary Table
This summary table outlines U.S. Department of Education suggestions on ways in which ARRA funds may be expended to support high school improvement initiatives. ...

09/28/2009 | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities for High School Improvement
This policy brief provides a brief overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds that can be used for high school improvement initiatives. Deadlines and descriptions related to t...

09/28/2009 | Achieving a Wealth of Riches: Delivering on the Promise of Data to Transform Teaching and Learning
This policy brief cites U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's comment at the Fourth Annual Institute of Educational Sciences conference in June 2009 regarding a future message to teachers to use ...

09/24/2009 | Secretary Duncan Says Rewrite of NCLB Act
While meeting with educational stakeholders, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stated that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 should support educational reforms...

08/26/2009 | Title I School Improvement Grants-August 26, 2009
This fact sheet details draft requirements for $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement grants for states and districts to implement significant reforms to transform chronically low-performing schoo...

05/04/2009 | Compendium of Key Studies of the No Child Left Behind Act
This compendium contains brief summaries of major studies regarding the implementation and effects of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. ...

05/01/2009 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Stimulating the Economy and Advancing Reform
In the 5/1/09 issue of The Education Innovator, information is provided on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the four critical reforms to which states that accept ARRA funding must...

05/01/2009 | Supplemental Resources to Smart Options: Investing the Recovery Funds for Student Success
The document, Smart Options: Investing the Recovery Funds for Student Success, identifies five priority actions and implementation advice for investing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestmen...

04/24/2009 | Using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement
This new document summarizes the use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and includes questions decision makers should consider in deciding how best to spend ARRA funds....

04/03/2009 | Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The U.S. Department of Education released the second installment of government-wide guidance for carrying out programs and activities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009....

04/01/2009 | Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program
This guidance document supplies comprehensive information regarding the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program, including U.S. Department of Education interpretations of various statutory provisions....

04/01/2009 | Policy Letter on Proposed Changes to October 2008 Title I Regulations
This letter summarizes the changes proposed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the October 2008 Title I regulations....

04/01/2009 | Smart Options: Investing the Recovery Funds for Student Success
This paper describes five priorities for actions when investing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds: - Develop common American academic content standards - Provide data and informa...

04/01/2009 | State ARRA Web Sites
This article provides links to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) information originating from the state executive branch and the state educational agency (SEA). If a state has two ARRA-rel...

04/01/2009 | Planning the Possible: How Schools Can Use Stimulus Dollars for Lasting Impact
This digital ASCD publication provides information on the use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus package funding, the relationship of sustained capacity building professional de...

03/31/2009 | Notice on Civil Rights Obligations Applicable to the Distribution of Funds Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This notice provides information regarding federal agency obligations and recipient and subrecipient obligations applicable to the distribution of funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Ac...

03/31/2009 | Non-Regulatory Guidance on Equitable Services For Eligible Private School Students, Teachers, and Other Educational Personnel
This revised guidance assists state and local education agencies and private school officials in implementing equitable services for private school students and teachers for those programs governed by...

03/24/2009 | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education Presentation
This U.S. Department of Education presentation reviews guiding principles and funding available for programs funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....

03/23/2009 | State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume VI -Targeting and Uses of Federal Education Funds
Findings are presented on the targeting of federal education funds, including Title I Part A, Title II Part A, Title III Part A, Reading First, Comprehensive School Reform, and Perkins Vocational Educ...

03/23/2009 | State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume VII - Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: Final Report
Progress made by states, school districts, and schools in implementing the Title I parental school choice options are described in this U.S. Department of Education report. ...

03/23/2009 | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities and Strategies to Advance Teachers Effectiveness
This special edition of the newsletter from the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality examines key funding streams from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that support improvements...

01/14/2009 | Public School Choice Non-Regulatory Guidance
This guidance updates and expands on the Public School Choice Non-Regulatory Guidance released by the U.S. Department of Education on February 6, 2004. It includes a number of new and modified questi...

01/14/2009 | Supplemental Educational Services Non-Regulatory Guidance, January 14, 2009
This guidance updates and expands upon the Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Guidance released by the U.S. Department of Education on June 13, 2005. It includes a number of new and modified que...

01/09/2009 | Implementing RtI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds: Key Issues for Decision Makers
This document provides guidance from the U.S. Department of Education regarding how funds under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Coordinated Early Interve...

12/09/2008 | Joint Guidance on Application of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to Student Health Records
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have issued new guidance that explains the relationship between the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Ins...

12/09/2008 | Title I Program Monitoring Purpose, Rationale, and Process Used by SASA in Monitoring
This U.S. Department of Education Web page provides basic information on Title I program monitoring including monitoring reports, monitoring indicators, background information, definition and purpose ...

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