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Morning Announcements: August 4, 2010
Indiana education officials officially adopted common standards on Tuesday, bringing the tally to a total of 35 states. The Minnesota Post takes a look at a study finding that disparities in Internet...
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Morning Announcements: October 8, 2010
The Minnesota Post reports that underperforming MPS schools try longer days but experts say success will depend on how the extra time is spent. The Las Vegas Sun reports on the life of homeless...
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Stats That Stick: October 13, 2010
The unemployment rate for high school dropouts aged twenty-five or older soared by 10 percent in September, meanwhile, the unemployment rate for college graduates actually dropped. -U.S. Department of...
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Morning Announcements: October 14, 2010
In the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes an excellent column on what the Arab country of Oman can teach us about the power of education. Politics Daily asks, Did the White House Abandon Michelle...
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Common Standards Update
Nearly eighty percent of states including the District of Columbia have now adopted the common core state standards. This month Kansas (October 12) and New Mexico (October 19) were the latest states to...
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Afternoon Announcements: November 10, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education is making headlines today. In a recent Huffington Post op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan comments on a new teacher pay study, saying it asks the wrong...
View ArticleAlliance Policy Staff: Deeper Learning in the Heartland
Getting out of Washington, DC and into some schools is the best and likely one of the most important parts of a policy nerd’s job. I spent a day earlier this week doing just that in Minnesota. I...
View ArticleAfternoon announcements: Minnesota superintendent champions ELL reforms
Digital Learning Day is a mere two days away. In anticipation, here are three websites that high school teachers should try in 2013. High School Notes The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a...
View ArticleAfternoon Announcements: Why Don't More Students Finish College?
Virginia’s largest full-time statewide virtual school is likely to close, affecting more than 350 students in the next school year. The decision comes as the Carroll County School Board plans to end...
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