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 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 18-22) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Administration announced last week that it will stop deporting some young undocumented immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security will exercise “prosecutorial discretion” for low priority cases, such as immigrants who were brought to the country as children and have […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 11 – 15) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education released its second annual list of college-cost data last week – the published report lists the most and least expensive schools, by sector. HOUSE The House was in recess this past week. SENATE Senate Democrats have […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 4 – 8) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The White House released a Presidential memorandum Thursday on streamlining the income-based repayment application for federal student loan borrowers. Borrowers will be able to import their IRS income data directly into the IBR application. Earlier this week, leaders from 10 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 28 – June 1) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of eight ESEA state waivers from the second round of waiver applications – Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. There are 18 additional waiver applications from […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 21 – 25) in Washington. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN Presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced the members of his education policy advisory group this week. He also gave a speech outlining his education platform – the main points are summarized in this Ed Week article. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 14 – 18) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department has announced an event to release the proposed requirements for Race to the Top district-level grants on May 22.  The Department will accept comments for a short period after the announcement, and award grants before the […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 7 – 11) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION 2011 NAEP scores for 8th grade science were released Thursday. Less than one third of 8th graders were deemed proficient in science, but scores were up from the last NAEP test, and achievement gaps are narrowing, according to the Department of Education. It […]