States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education - ABC News

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States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education ABC News State governors and education officials proposed new national standards for K-12 education today, a step President Obama believes is ... Panel Releases Proposal to Set US Education StandardsNew York Times Nationalizing education standardsMarketplace (blog) Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standardsWashington Post UPI.com -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Politics Daily (blog) all 438 news articles »

Texas Education Agency rips Fox News reports - Dallas Morning News (blog)

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Texas Education Agency rips Fox News reports Dallas Morning News (blog) The Texas Education Agency issued an unusual press release Wednesday taking the Fox Network to task for what the agency said were "highly inaccurate" news ... State education board takes up debate of social studies curriculumFort Worth Star Telegram Textbook Tug-Of-War:Taking It To The StreetFOXNews (blog) Crowd gathers to speak before Texas Board of EducationKVUE Mediaite.com -Austin American-Statesman (blog) -Texas Tribune (blog) all 224 news articles »

US Secretary of Education Speaks on Ensuring Education Equity - Ms. Magazine

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US Secretary of Education Speaks on Ensuring Education Equity Ms. Magazine US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pledged to ensure education equity in a Selma, Alabama, speech Monday. He spoke on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma ... Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Some Public Schools DiscriminateCNSNews.com Duncan Plans to Prod Schools on Civil Rights LawsEducation Week News Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in EducationNew York Times Montgomery Advertiser -Media Newswire (press release) -Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) all 782 news articles »

Asian Education Superior? First Cars, Now College… | blog ...
While college costs continue to rise in the U.S. and it becomes more and more difficult for high school grads to attend college, China is making sure its young people have an opportunity to get a post-secondary education. ...

Portland education leaders talk about barriers and keys to equity ...
The group also tackled the impact that the federal government, private funding and charter schools can have on equity in education. For the most part, the speakers said their views were mixed on those topics. ...

Catholic Classical Education: A Revival of an Ancient Educational ...
Catholic education traces its roots back to St. Augustine, through the Middle Ages, and experienced a rise and fall in America and now growing once again.