Archive for June 2011 - Page 6
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June 03, 2011
New round of i3 grants offered, applications due by Aug 2
A second round of funding for the Investing in Innovation program was announced today by the U.S. Department of Education, setting aside $150 million in competitive grants.
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June 02, 2011
State team to unveil online course review website
A team of online experts are unveiling a website this month that will provide in-depth reviews of online courses in English-language arts and math that are aligned to state standards.
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June 02, 2011
Bills passed up on teacher evaluation, common core textbooks and API
Lawmakers in the Assembly passed legislation Wednesday that would lay out a strategy to implement the common core standards while the Senate approved a shorter-term plan to allow school boards to adopt supplemental common core materials.
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June 02, 2011
RAND study on categorical flex finds mix bag of success, equity concerns
Adult education programs stand as perhaps the most visible casualty from the state's experiment with categorical flexibility implemented by the Legislature.
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June 01, 2011
Speaker’s teacher evaluation bill meets legislative deadline
Lawmakers scrambled much of last week to meet a deadline for getting bills heard and passed by fiscal committees - meaning many proposals fell by the wayside.
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June 01, 2011
Feds note class assignments on mobile devises can’t exclude Special Ed
With the proliferation of laptops, tablet computers and smart phones around the classroom - federal special education officials have issued new guidance to school administrators on the legal obligation to ensure equal student access to technology.
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