Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 24-28) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION On Friday, the Administration released FY2010 2-year and FY2009 3-year student loan cohort default rates for institutions of higher education. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he will likely stay on as Education Secretary if President Obama is elected for a […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 17-21) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Administration released the report required by the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 that provides further information on the impact of budget sequestration. The report states that there will be an 8.2% cut to non-defense discretionary programs, and a 7.6% cut to […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 10-14) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Administration released the report required by the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 that provides further information on the impact of budget sequestration. The report states that there will be an 8.2% cut to non-defense discretionary programs, and a 7.6% cut to […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 3-7) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced that 893 potential applicants indicated their intent to apply for the Race to the Top-District Competition. This is not a final list, as giving a notice of intent to apply was not mandatory. Applications are due October 30. The […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 27-31) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education sent a letter to the Virginia Department of Education on Wednesday, outlining an agreement that the Department and the state have reached in which the state will redo the annual measureable objectives that it put forth in its […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 16-20) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of seven more ESEA waivers from the second round of waiver applications – Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia. In total, thirty-two states and D.C. have been granted ESEA […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 9 – 13) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced at the NGA Conference Friday that college completion numbers have gone up by a half percent, from 38.8 percent in 2009 to 39.3 percent in 2010. This amounts to about 100,000 more students holding post-secondary […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 2 – 6) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education approved two more ESEA state waivers last week for the states of Washington and Wisconsin. This comes on the heels of last week’s approval of five waivers for the states of Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah and Virginia. […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 25-29) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of five ESEA state waivers from the second round of waiver applications – Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah and Virginia. In total, twenty four states have been granted ESEA waivers, and thirteen additional applications are […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt recently spoke at the 2012 National Charter Schools Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Klatt gave an update on Federal Education Policy along with panel members Ursula Wright and Lisa Grover from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The National Charter Schools Conference is the largest gathering of the charter school movement, […]