New from ED: NCLB—A Road Map to State Implementation
Date Posted: 02/02/2007
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings recently discussed the road to education reform for states—how far we've come and where we need to go. Secretary Spellings also made available a new user-friendly guide, No Child Left Behind: A Road Map to State Implementation, which will help state policymakers navigate the road ahead.
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New from ED: Case Studies of Supplemental Services Under NCLB
Date Posted: 11/17/2005
ED's Office of Planning, Evaluation,
and Policy Development released Case Studies of Supplemental Services Under the No Child Left Behind Act, which focuses on state and district implementation of supplemental services. Those state and districts examined may serve as examples to others who are not as far along in implementing this NCLB provision. This report examines implementation of supplemental services during the 2003-04 school year, the second year the requirements were in effect.
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ED Press Release: New Policy Created to Assist Displaced Students of Hurricanes
Date Posted: 10/04/2005
USDE Press Release, September 29: A few States have asked whether the Department will waive accountability provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act regarding assessments and adequate yearly progress (AYP). Secretary Spellings responsed by providing two temporary options, one or both of which States may adopt if they so choose.
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New NCLB Guidance on Alternate Standards for Students with Disabilities
Date Posted: 08/09/2005
USDE's new non-regulatory guidance, Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities, provides States with detailed information about how best to use and implement alternate achievement standards. It also aims to ensure that schools and local education agencies receive credit for their achievement.
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ED Press Release: Department Will Calculate Graduation Rates for All States
Date Posted: 08/05/2005
USDE Press Release, July 13: At the annual ECS conference, Deputy Secretary of Education Simon stressed the importance of high school reform, starting with the urgent need for better graduation rate data to make high schools more accountable and to help prevent students from dropping out. USDE will now calculate graduation rates for all states, to be published alongside each state's own calculations under NCLB.
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USDE Press Release: Updated Guidance on Supplemental Education Services
Date Posted: 06/25/2005
USDE Press Release: the Education Department issued new guidance that further clarifies the roles of states and districts in implementing supplemental educational services under No Child Left Behind, and features ideas for connecting parents to supplemental educational services (SES) providers, who offer free tutoring and other academic enrichment activities to students.
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New WestEd Policy Perspectives: Finding the Teachers We Need
Date Posted: 05/27/2005
Under No Child Left Behind Act, states must ensure that every public school classroom is staffed by a highly qualified teacher. Based on the recently published, A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom? Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas, this Policy Perspectives paper lays out new approaches for ensuring high-quality teacher preparation while offering a candid assessment of the obstacles that may impede implementation of such approaches.
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USDE Releases New Special Education Guidelines
Date Posted: 05/20/2005
USDE Press Release: Secretary Spellings introduces new guidelines and details to help states implement No Child Left Behind Act. Guidelines aim to reflect the latest scientific research to help students with disabilities and provide greater flexibility for states.
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USDE Releases New No Child Left Behind Guidelines
Date Posted: 04/17/2005
USDE Press Release: Secretary Spellings introduces a new approach to implementing NCLB, which will give states additional alternatives and flexibility if they can show they are raising student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
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2005 Teacher Professional Development Workshops
Date Posted: 03/31/2005
USDE's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative will host its second series of workshops for teachers and principals this summer. Teachers and researchers will share their strategies for raising student achievement and informing teachers of the latest, successful research-based practices.
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USDE Releases Pathways to School Leadership
Date Posted: 02/23/2005
ED's Office of Innovation and Improvement released the last in its six-guide series on promising practices in education. "Innovative Pathways to School Leadership" offers concrete examples of recruiting and developing effective school leaders.
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Making NCLB Local and State Flexibility Work For You
Date Posted: 01/21/2005
Struggling with the implementation of NCLB in your district? Could the
Local and State Flexibility provisions in NCLB be tools to help you meet
your goals? Find out by participating and asking an on-line Local Flexibility Expert Panel from January 21, 2005 through February 4, 2005. Panelists include the grants manager, curriculum and professional development leader, and school principal from the Seattle Public Schools, who are currently in year 2 of a Local Flex agreement.
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New USDE 2004 Educational Technology Plan
Date Posted: 01/19/2005
This National Educational Technology Plan, published by USDE, provides the current status of educational technology, examines how technology and NCLB can help improve academic achievement, as well as, provides seven recommendations that emphasize the elements needed to create an effective local education technology plan.
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New NCLB School Choice Implementation Report
Date Posted: 01/14/2005
This GAO report provides the latest numbers related to school choice, summarizes problems districts are facing in implementation, and highlights where more assistance is needed. School performance data from all states, interviews with education officials, and visits to 8 districts were the basis of the report.
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USDE Releases Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification Booklet
Date Posted: 12/07/2004
ED's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) released the fifth booklet on promising practices in education. "Innovations in Education: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification" offers practical advice for training highly qualified teachers and examples of successful alternative teacher certification programs.
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Free Web Seminar on Educating Students with Disabilities, 12/8
Date Posted: 11/03/2004
The Council for Exceptional Children is hosting a free online presentation on five things that every principal should understand about educating students with disabilities. Presented by Dr. Margaret J. McLaughlin, December 8th.
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USDE Offers Online Teacher Professional Development Opportunities
Date Posted: 10/21/2004
New USDE web site provides online professional development opportunities focused on research-based practices and proven methods of using data to inform instruction. Based on the 2004 Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops, recently presented at various U.S. venues.
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Web Dialogue on School Choice, Oct. 12 & 13
Date Posted: 10/07/2004
Education Commission of the States and WestEd are hosting this interactive online event for school leaders and faculty, parents, policymakers, researchers, and interested community members wanting to improve their knowledge of school choice.
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Secretary's Third Annual Report on Teacher Quality
Date Posted: 09/24/2004
This U.S. Department of Education report includes key findings about teacher quality and promising practices for addressing teacher quality requirements under No Child Left Behind.
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New Supplemental Education Services Resource Guide
Date Posted: 09/07/2004
USDE Press Release: Paige introduces a new publication,Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs, on tips and promising practices for implementing supplemental educational services.
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What Works Clearinghouse
Date Posted: 07/15/2004
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) announces the release of the first wave of WWC Study Reports on Middle School Math curricula and Peer-Assisted Learning interventions.
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Focus on Special Education -- WestEd's Latest R&D Alert
Date Posted: 07/01/2004
In light of increased national attention to special education, this issue of R&D Alert draws on WestEd's expertise in this area to address recent NCLB mandates and topics related to the intersections of special and general education.
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USDE Releases Innovation Education Practices Booklet
Date Posted: 06/18/2004
U.S. Department of Education Releases Innovations in Education: A guide detailing promising methods used by charter schools to raise student achievement, including those of school operation, mission, and education program.
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New 2004 NCLB: A Toolkit for Teachers
Date Posted: 06/10/2004
USDE Releases New No Child Left Behind: A Toolkit for Teachers -- this revised 2004 edition contains valuable NCLB information on teacher quality provisions, classroom teaching, plus school and teacher assistance.
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U.S. Charter Schools Web Dialogue, June 7-10
Date Posted: 06/07/2004
USCharterSchools.org is hosting a free online event for individuals in the charter school community to discuss key issues facing the nation's charter schools. A group of education experts will lead the conversation.
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