Earlier this week, President Obama gave the Department of Education the go-ahead on beginning to grant waivers to states seeking relief from some provisions of ESEA /NCLB. “We want to deliver a very important message: Relief is on the way,” said Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. “Low expectations, uneven standards Read more about Relief Waivers: Cure What Ails You?[…]
In a Higher Ed Watch article last week, Jon Oberg discussed the recent recommendations from the American Educational Research Association on how to fix the problems with the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA). ESRA, originally signed into law in 2002, is three years overdue for reauthorization, and much of this has to do with infighting Read more about A Better Prescription for Fixing Federal Higher Education Research[…]
he New America Foundation’s Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP) released an issue brief on recently finalized fiscal year 2011 federal education appropriations. The paper, 2011 Education Appropriations Guide, by FEBP Director Jason Delisle and Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Cohen, provides a summary and analysis of the $68.3 billion education budget for fiscal year 2011, using Read more about 2011 Education Appropriations Guide[…]
The U.S. Department of Education announced that $150 million will be available for the next round of Investing in Innovation (i3) grants to continue support for evidence-based practices in education. Individual school districts, groups of districts, and nonprofits in partnership with districts or a consortium of schools are invited to apply. Award amounts have been Read more about Investing in Innovation Competition[…]
The nine finalist states that did not win grants in the first two rounds of Race to the Top will be eligible to compete for $200 million in additional funds this year. Applications will be available this fall. The states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina — may Read more about Two New Race to the Top Competitions[…]
Although much of the impetus for new approaches to teacher evaluation comes from policymakers at the state and national levels, the design of any particular teacher evaluation system falls to the roughly 16,000 school districts and 5,000 independent public charter schools in the country. A new report from the Brookings Institution, Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Read more about Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems[…]
A new interactive map from Education Sector looks closely at the 843 schools that have been selected as school improvement grantees so far, and how they are spending the money. Schools improvement grantees can receive $6 million per school over a three-year period. The combined grants are expected to serve 594,117 students. Grantees are found Read more about School Improvement Grantees: A Portrait[…]
February 14th, President Obama made his education budget request for Fiscal Year 2012. The New America Foundation’s Federal Education Budget Project Summary and Analysis explains the president’s request. This brief covers key education proposals, including: Increases in funding for K-12 programs, such as ESEA Title I and special education grants; Program consolidations for reauthorization of Read more about Education Budget Request 2012[…]
Want to obtain grant funding from the Department of Education in 2011? The December 15 Federal Register included the Department’s notice of final supplemental priorities and definitions for discretionary grant programs for 2011. Find out NOW where your project “fits” so you can be sure to apply for any applicable funding opportunities this year. This Read more about Get Funding in 2011![…]