Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 3 – 7) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education announced that five more states will receive Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grants. Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin will receive a portion of the $133 million fund. HOUSE and SENATE […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 26 – 30) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education released a list of 61 applications that have been selected as finalists for the Race to the Top-District competition, out of the 372 applications they received. The 61 finalists represent more than 200 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 12 -16) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education announced that it has received 371 applications, representing more than 1,100 school districts, for the Race to the Top-District competition. There is $400 million available for this competition, and awards will be announced by […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 5 -10) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education announced results for the third round of the Investing in Innovation (i3) competition. The 20 highest-rated applications are potential grantees who will be awarded a share of the $140 million available for this round. […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 29- November 2) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education extended the deadline for districts to apply for the Race to the Top-District competition, due to Hurricane Sandy. The original deadline was October 30; districts in most states now have until Friday, November […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 15-19) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of Idaho’s application for an ESEA waiver. In total, thirty-four states and D.C. have been granted ESEA waivers, 10 states have outstanding requests for waivers, and 6 states have not yet requested a waiver. PRESIDENTIAL […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 8-12) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education released a third set of FAQs for the Race to the Top-District Competition. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan debated on Thursday night. Education Week had a roundup of the education-related content. […]

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 […]