Can the FCAT Experience Tell Us Something about the Common Core Assessment...
by Chevy Martin, Executive Editor, RedRock Reports You may have heard—in Florida they changed the standards and raised the bar on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or FCAT this year. The result...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Help
For all the latest resources surrounding Hurricane Sandy, visit http://www.ed.gov/sandy The Department has established a toll-free Hurricane Sandy Hotline (1-855-385-9985) and Hurricane Sandy email...
View ArticleNew K-12 Funding Outlook and Advice
Grants and funding for K-12 schools are always a hot topic, especially now that the election is over and we’ve jumped off the fiscal cliff. Education marketers have burning questions: What should we be...
View ArticleInvesting in Innovation Part 2
By Jenny House Ph. D. Last month the 2013 round of Invest in Innovation (i3) grants was launched. This year there will be $135 million awarded and obligated by December 31, 2013. That will mean...
View ArticleAnother Round of SIG Awards
By Jenny House Ph. D. Today’s news announces the award winners of School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds for continuation of grants. 25 states received funds to continue the awards for the second or...
View ArticleWhite House Consolidates STEM
By Jenny House Ph. D. Today’s article focuses on the White House and STEM. The President’s budget proposal includes reducing the number of STEM programs from 226 to 110. 78 of the programs will be...
View ArticlePer Pupil Funding Reduction
By Jenny House Ph. D. Today’s news focuses on the report released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. It reveals that U.S. public-education spending per student fell in 2011 for the first time in...
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