ERIC Number: ED538173
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct-17
Pages: 7
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Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 11, Number 19
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) U.S. Senators Harkin and Enzi Release Draft Language to Revise NCLB: Senate Committee to Consider Draft Containing Important Provisions for Nation's High Schools; (2) What's the Scenario?: U.S. Department of Education Releases Additional Details on Fiscal Year 2012 Funding Levels; (3) Education for Tomorrow's Jobs: New Legislation Would Combine Rigorous College Prep with Workplace Experience; (4) Gov. Bob Wise Announces Digital Learning Day, February 1, 2012: First National Day Around Digital Learning to Be Focused on Personalized Learning and Effective Teaching; and (5) "Education at a Glance": New OECD Report Finds That Education Pays in the United States More So Than in Most Countries. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Education Work Relationship, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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
Audience: Parents; Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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