ESEA Reauthorization Passes HELP Committee
On Wednesday, October 19, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee began mark-up of the bipartisan Harkin-Enzi ESEA reauthorization bill. There has been plenty of education policy buzz and analysis around the bill since it was first presented last week. We previously blogged an analysis comparing this bill with...
Vision 2015 Annual Conference: It’s About the People, Not the Programs
More than 300 educators, business leaders, parents, community leaders, and public officials met on Tuesday, October 18, at the annual Vision 2015 conference at the University of Delaware to take stock of Delaware's collective progress in creating world-class schools.
There were clear successes to report—new standards, new assessments, and...
The Devil’s in the Details Over Different Federal Education Policy Visions
Today, the Senate HELP Committee debated and marked up Senator Harkin’s bipartisan legislation to overhaul No Child Left Behind – signifying a significant opportunity, and risk, as stakeholders come together to redefine the federal government’s role in education. After mark-up, the bill must still garner Senate support and then pass the...
Partnership Zone School (Round 2) Profile: Laurel Middle School
On September 1st, 2011, Secretary Lowery and the Department of Education announced the 6 schools chosen to participate in round 2 of the statewide Partnership Zone Initiative (for more information about the Partnership Zone, see our previous blogs).
Last week a question was raised about the data used to determine the schools in the Partnership...