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In the name of education reform: NCLB, RTTT, and Obama's waivers, too

The No Child Left Behind law keeps making news, so it’s definitely worth another look. Same goes for President Obama’s Race to the Top...

So, here comes another acronym...RTTT! Race to the Top is a program created recently by the government to give out more money for education...4.35...

On August 24, 2010, Maryland was awarded one of the federal government’s coveted Race to the Top grants in the amount of $250 million. The...

Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan admits in aWashington Post op-ed, January 3, 2011, that ‘the urgency for education reform has...

There were few issues that dominated the state's conversation throughout 2010 like education. Early on Governor Christie and teachers'...

In the next few years North Carolina and most other states will be held to teaching and assessing to the new nationalized standards, called the...

Race to the Top (RTTT) and the 2010 elections have left the direction of student assessment in limbo. Many states have signed on for the national...

As reported last month, New Jersey fell short of being one of nine states and the District of Columbia to reach federal aid for education through...

The focus and hype of educational trainings in regards to discipline tend to be the implementation of positive reinforcements and alternative...

Exploring alternative methods to determine compensation and employment factors of educators should be immediately acted upon. The incentive grants...