Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Sept. 3 that the government intended to enforce federal rules that require all states to administer standardized tests at K-12 public schools during the 2020-2021 school year. Nicholas Tampio, a Fordham University political scientist who researches education policy, puts this declaration into context. 1….
Robbyn Wahby The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website says the state has had 28 charter schools close since 2005. Robbyn Wahby, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, says most of the closures are due to poor academic performance. “If families don’t choose to go…
Roughly a third of Polk County Schools students have opted to begin the 2020-2021 school year learning remotely, the Polk County Board of Education learned Monday night.During the board’s regular monthly meeting, held at Stearns Education Center, Polk County Schools Superintendent Aaron Greene updated the board on how the district…
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced new funding for two grant programs focused on meeting students’ unique learning needs and improving student outcomes. The Expanding Access to Well-Rounded Courses Demonstration Grants Program supports school districts’ efforts to develop distance-learning opportunities, expand their course offerings, and ensure…
BRICK, NJ — When voters go to the polls Nov. 3, they will be asked to choose two people to serve on the Brick Township Board of Education. There are five people seeking those two seats, which are volunteer, unpaid three-year terms on the board. Patch asked each candidate to…
Published: 9/20/2020 4:37:05 PM U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited New Hampshire on Friday to meet with school leaders, teachers and students in Bedford, but her visit was curtailed by a newly confirmed COVID-19 case in the district. DeVos had planned to visit both Riddle Brook Elementary School and…
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. About an hour ago If West Leechburg residents continue efforts to transfer the borough to another school district, it would become the fifth Pennsylvania municipality in recent years to seek such…
Be careful how you pander to the mob: By confessing at length to “systemic racism” at Princeton University, President Christopher Eisgruber just bought himself a civil-rights investigation. The federal Department of Education now threatens to claw back at least $75 million in funding that depended on the university’s claims that…
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In order to maintain the usual formality, decorum and efficiency of Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) meetings in the virtual format while still allowing community members to ask questions and voice their opinions, the district has adjusted its public comment guidelines for all future meetings. “Last week,…
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta School District’s elementary school students will be back at their desks with their teachers sooner than anticipated. According to acting Superintendent Patrick McQueeney, Alpine Elementary School will open to Kindergarten and first grade students on Tuesday, September 29. Then on Monday, October 12 students from second…
