DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP

Op-ed: How to Make School Funding Fair

May 20, 2013

In its final report released in February, the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission issued a clear and powerful charge: Efforts to improve our school system “must start with equity”—particularly the equity of resources. To achieve this goal, the commission, of which I was a member, instructed all levels of government to improve or redesign [...]

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Corbett Orders Delay in Common Core Academic Standards’ Implementation in PA

May 6, 2013

Less than two months from when Pennsylvania school districts were expected to begin implementing the controversial Pennsylvania Common Core Standards, Gov. Tom Corbett has ordered a delay. Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller said the governor made that decision to push off the implementation date beyond July 1 after consulting with lawmakers. Last week, it became [...]

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Study Backs Dual-Language Pre-Ks for ELLs

April 29, 2013

Young English-language learners still developing oral and literacy skills in their home languages benefit most from early-childhood programs that regularly expose them to both languages. That’s the conclusion of a new federally funded analysis of the large, and growing, population of dual-language learners, ranging from birth to 5, who are already enrolled in or headed [...]

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New York Spends Most Per-Student, Utah the Least: Census Report

April 17, 2013

For the first time in nearly four decades, the amount of public money spent per student decreased slightly in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New data show New York spends the most on each student and Utah, the least. The 50 states and the District of Columbia spent an average $10,560 per student in 2011, [...]

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