Direct linkERIC Number: ED512232
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr-30
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 7, Number 9
Amos, Jason, Ed.
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) Senators Introduce Graduation Promise Act: New Legislation Would Target Lowest-Performing High Schools; (2) Graduation Promise Act Joins Other High School Legislation Currently Pending Before Congress; (3) Gentlemen (And Ladies), Start Your Hearings: Congress Considers How Upcoming NCLB Rewrite Should Address High School Reform; and (4) ED In '08: Billionaire Philanthropists Gates and Broad Announce $60 Million Campaign to Make Education a Key Issue in 2008 Presidential Election.
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Graduation, Public Education, Newsletters, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Legislation, Educational Change, Private Financial Support, Philanthropic Foundations, Political Campaigns, Educational Improvement, Dropout Prevention, High School Students
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; High Schools
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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