State of the Union: What can Obama do about college tuition? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama hit hard on issues of college affordability in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, and continued to emphasize the importance of excellent teaching in K-12 education.
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Does waiver plan end No Child Left Behind era? (The Lookout)
The Lookout – President Obama announced Friday that he will grant waivers to states struggling to meet the high standardized test scores required under the No Child Left Behind education law. At least 20 states are expected to request the waivers next year. The White House says it will only grant those requests if the petitioning states agree
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Obama: Changes will help school law, not weaken it (AP)
AP – Decrying the state of American education, President Barack Obama on Friday said states will get unprecedented freedom to waive basic elements of the sweeping Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, calling it an admirable but flawed effort that has hurt students instead of helping them.
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Grading the GOP Candidates on Education (Time.com)
Time.com – With President Obama teeing up the Congressional debate about how to reform No Child Left Behind, the GOP candidates can’t avoid education forever. Here’s a handicapper’s guide to the leading contenders and their views — and record — on education
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After endorsing Obama, teachers union says yes to test-based evaluations (The Lookout)
The Lookout – The nation’s largest teachers union may soon endorse a policy statement encouraging the use of standardized test scores in evaluating teacher performance in the classroom. This big shift comes on the heels of the National Education Association’s decision to endorse President Obama’s presidential campaign surprisingly early–and in spite of the union’s frequent head-butting with the
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New Jersey’s Christie says he is Obama ally on education (Reuters)
Reuters – New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday declared himself an ally of President Obama and his administration on education issues.
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Online Education May Transform Higher Ed (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report – Can online education be the rock that disturbs the placid waters of American higher education? Several industry experts believe it will have a significant ripple effect on colleges and universities of all sizes in coming years–but only if it’s subject to regulation, governed by a common set of accreditation standards, and widely accepted by institutions who have long clung to the traditional face-to-face model of instruction.
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Obama to Congress: rewrite No Child Left Behind by fall (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama continued his string of speeches on education reform Monday with a renewed call to fix No Child Left Behind.
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Incoming House education chair: Vow to abolish Education Department just a ‘talking point’ (The Upshot)
The Upshot – Even as he rued an Election Day “shellacking,” President Obama seemed hopeful in his post-midterms press conference yesterday that Democrats and Republicans may find common ground on education legislation, if not much else. The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson examined that wish in a story today, focusing on the handful of newly elected Republican candidates who
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Incoming House education chair: Vow to abolish Education Department just a ‘talking point’ (The Upshot)
The Upshot – Even as he rued an Election Day “shellacking,” President Obama seemed hopeful in his post-midterms press conference yesterday that Democrats and Republicans may find common ground on education legislation, if not much else. The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson examined that wish in a story today, focusing on the handful of newly elected Republican candidates who