High school cyber technology team places among state’s bestNews from Lompoc Record: 2015-01-16T18:45:00Z High school cyber technology team places among state’s bestStaff Report Lompoc Record A team of six Santa Ynez Valley Union High School students competing in a cyber defense competition last month placed among the best teams in California. Established by the Air [...]
What 8 States Are Doing to Build Better Pathways From High School to CareersNews from Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription): By Katherine Mangan Eight states are tackling a growing disconnect between the nation’s education system and its economy by exposing more middle-school and high-school students to jobs, making education relevant to careers, and beefing up [...]
School-spending report almost ready for state’s high courtNews from The Seattle Times: The Legislature’s first report to the state Supreme Court on its progress toward paying the full cost of basic education for kids in public school won’t tell the justices anything new. But the draft report, which was discussed at a committee meeting on [...]
Report: Florida Trailing Most States In Kids’ Health, EducationNews from NorthEscambia.com: A new report shows Florida trailing most other states in the health and education of its children – with an especially low ranking in economic well-being. The effects are harmful and could be long-term – not just for the children but for the state, [...]
No Child Left Behind Waivers Granted To 33 US States, Some With Strings …News from Huffington Post: By Thursday, the Obama administration will have [...]
5 more states granted NCLB waiversNews from Deseret News: FILE – In this Monday, June 25, 2012 file photo, during a fact-finding tour of Vashon High School, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, center, listens to eighth-grade students Delvion Mitchell, 14, and Makayla Lewis, 14, as they discuss social issues they have encountered at school [...]
Virginia, four other states get No Child education waiversNews from Washington Times: Enlarge Photo Arne Duncan (Associated Press) more > Story Topics Politics Education Arne Duncan continues on Washington Times … Read the full article . Related News: . Education Boss Condemns Child MarriageNews from Daily Guide: Graduates of the Independence Cluster of Schools. INSET: Johnny [...]
Adult education programs see major cuts in state’s largest districtsNews from Sacramento Bee: State budget cuts, combined with more spending flexibility for school districts, are reducing adults’ options for learning English, earning their GED or high school diploma, and training for jobs. California adult education programs have changed dramatically over the last three years, with [...]
Obama Frees 8 States From ‘No Child’ Education-Testing RulesNews from San Francisco Chronicle: (Updates to add Republican comment in sixth paragraph.) May 29 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama freed eight states from provisions of the No Child Left Behind education- testing law after they pledged to turn around low-performing schools and tie teacher evaluations to [...]
Obama Frees 10 States From “No Child” Education-Testing RulesNews from BusinessWeek: February 09, 2012, 5:19 PM EST Romney Supporters Hold Fire as Candidate Targets Santorum Republicans Move Toward Romney as Pace of Primaries Picks Up Goldman Sachs Joins Wall Street to Fund Romney Over Obama Romney Camp Prepares for Santorum Threat in Votes Tonight Obama [...]
