ERIC Number: ED511321
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun-1
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 10, Number 11
Alliance for Excellent Education
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Turnaround or Full Speed Ahead?: House Committee Raises Concerns with School Turnaround Models Included in Obama Administration's ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act] Blueprint; (2) "The Condition of Education 2010": NCES [National Center for Education Statistics] Report Offers Special Analysis on High-Poverty Schools; and (3) I Love L.A.--and Atlanta: Results from NAEP [National Assessment of Educational Progress] 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment Show Some Large Cities Making Progress, Though Much More Work Is Still Needed. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Public Education, Urban Schools, Federal Legislation, Poverty, Urban Areas, Dropout Rate, Presidents, Achievement Gap, Enrollment, Grade 8, Academic Achievement
Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 8
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Location: California; Georgia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A