21. Federal Update: October 18, 2013
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... for No Child Left Behind require the Department of Education's attention. Data analysis from an audit is due to states, and federal officials will be behind in monitoring the states' progress.     Similarly, ...

22. Federal Update: October 1, 2013
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...  As of today, the federal government has shut down due to inability to resolve the 2013-2014 budget and debt ceiling. The shutdown will effectively postpone all education hearings and send hundreds ...

23. Federal Update: September 18, 2013
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... plans for improving student learning and the quality of instruction.   "The federal government has worked with states to develop waiver agreements that unleash local leaders' energy for change and ...

24. Federal Update: August 29, 2013
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... system, and subsequently tying federal aid to college performance. Promoting innovation and competition in the higher education market place by awarding credits based on learning, through competency-based ...

25. Federal Update: August 15, 2013
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... Reviews   The U.S. Department of Education is seeking the public's advice on how to improve test-systems reviews.  Federal officials say they want some informal advice-particularly from assessment ...

26. Federal Update: July 29, 2013
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... for Education Funding, these cuts were the most significant to key formula grant programs in recent history. Hit hardest are the 1,200 districts that rely on roughly $1.2 billion in federal Impact ...

27. Federal Update: July 8, 2013
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... the federal foot print, restoring local control, supporting effective teachers, and empowering parents. "It's time for a different approach, one that puts control back in the hands of the parents, teachers, ...

28. Incorporating Humanities in the Education Reform Age
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... to online resources, so all students—especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds—can use quality materials. • "Significantly" increasing the federal government's investment in research into social ...

29. Federal Update: June 12, 2013
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... bipartisan support. Experts agree that despite these new proposals, NCLB will most likely not be reauthorized this year. In typical fashion, Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on the federal government's ...

30. Federal Update: May 28, 2013
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... several financial implications for critical education programs. These initiatives include increased federal spending on education, greater investment in preschool programs, expansion of programs benefiting ...

31. Federal Update: May 8, 2013
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... states and districts across the country. "It is time to reduce the federal footprint. Innovation and effective reform cannot be mandated from Washington," Congressman John Kline (R-MO) said. He continued ...

32. Federal Update: April 24, 2013
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Head Start Cuts Still to be Determined In the wake of federal sequestration and subsequent budget cuts, low-performing Head Start centers were told to anticipate a major loss of grant money. However, ...

33. Federal Update: April 11, 2013
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... unclear, The New York Times recently released a story reporting the President's plan to raise federal taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. According to a report released by the congressional ...

34. Federal Update: March 27, 2013
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... by cutting federal funding for states that spend less than they spent last year on special education initiatives. Called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, this law is designed to cut ...

35. Federal Update: March 13, 2013
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Sequestration and Federal Education Spending With sequestration, or automatic federal budget cuts, beginning to take effect, legislators and education advocates are struggling to come to terms with ...

36. Federal Update: February 11, 2013
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... of a global economy. Governor Herbert stated that the role of the federal government should be "helping disadvantaged children by supplementing income on the local level." He continued to say, "Resources ...

37. Federal Update: January 29, 2012
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Federal Lawmakers Recognize National School Choice Week This week, as we celebrate National School Choice Week, several federal elected officials have taken time to recognize the grassroots movement ...

38. Federal Update: January 14, 2012
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... program will affect nearly 20,000 students in 40 schools. The news comes on the heels of bipartisan recommendations from federal lawmakers and reform advocates who are calling for increased instruction ...

39. Federal Update: January 4, 2012
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... across all government agencies. The measure was passed just in time to delay the cuts until March. Federal education programs will be spared from deep cuts, but only temporarily. If lawmakers do not ...

40. Federal Update: December 4, 2012
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... the full report. School Improvement Data Indicates Progress Last week, the Department of Education released a preliminary report of student performance at schools that received federal School ...