Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 26 – 30) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education announced the third round of Investing in Innovation (i3) grants, and released a notice inviting applications for new “Scale-up” and “Validation” grants. There is approximately $150 million available for the third round of i3. On […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 19-23) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION As reported in Education Week, the Administration indicated in a speech last Monday that after a third round of ESEA waiver judging in September, they plan to offer flexibility options for districts. The Congressional Budget Office issued their scoring of the […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 12-16) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION On March 12, the President released details on his plan to provide Americans with Job Training and Employment Services. HOUSE The House was in recess last week. The House Committee on Education & the Workforce will hold a hearing with Labor Secretary Solis on […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 27 – March 2) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The second round of Negotiated Rule making around teacher education programs was completed last week.  The regulations focus on defining high quality teacher preparation programs for purposes of eligibility to participate in the TEACH Grant program. The […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 13-17) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education approved New Mexico’s request for a No Child Left Behind waiver, making it the 11th state to receive a waiver in the first round. The approved requests for all 11 states are available on the Department’s ESEA Flexibility page. In […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 6-10) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION President Obama announced Thursday that his Administration will grant ESEA waivers to 10 of the 11 States that originally applied in November.  The Department of Education has put out apress release, and one page documents outlining the changes between the State’s original […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 23-27) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education is expected to announce which States have been approved for ESEA waivers as early as next week.   Approved State applications are likely to differ from the original submissions as the Department has been negotiating with […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 16-20) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education released a notice in the Federal Register requesting information on best practices to prevent, detect, and respond to irregularities in academic testing. The Department of Education held its negotiated rule making sessions on Teacher Preparation and Student Lending on […]

Here is a quick look at the news from last week (January 2 – 6) in Washington. HOUSE The House Education Committee Republicans released discussion drafts of their final two ESEA bills: The Student Success Act “supports State and local accountability for public education and informs parents of their schools’ performance.” Text of the bill Summary from the […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 12-16) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education has begun the process of contacting primary participants and alternates for the Negotiated Rulemaking panels for Title II/Teach Grant and Title IV, and are expected to announce the participants soon. The Administration announced that nine states will […]