Dr. Ruth Neild, deputy director for policy and research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), spoke
about federal education research policy issues.
Through the Fellowship, principal lend their expertise to the Department by quickly learning a great deal
about Federal education policy, programs and processes and then sharing that information with colleagues and key stakeholders across the country through a variety of means.
«The fact that she doesn't understand the basics
about federal education law is just appalling,» says Denise Marshall, the executive director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), a national organization that defends the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities.
But while NEA officials and teachers say they strongly support Obama for a second term, there is widespread dissatisfaction among teachers
about federal education policies — especially concerning Obama's promotion of charter schools, and accountability policies that they say unfairly penalize teachers.
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Wondering
about federal education or housing policy in the midst of all this can feel like playing wiffle ball in the middle of a hurricane.
Wondering
about federal education policy in the midst of all this can feel like playing wiffle ball in the middle of a hurricane.
The Hoover committee thus summed up two truths
about federal education research.
Not exact matches
Madigan would like to see a «streamlined and accessible system» within the U.S.
Education Department to provide borrowers with information
about their options and
federal programs that might be able to assist them with repayment.
According to an analysis released in December by the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on
Education Policy, half of American college freshmen «seriously underestimate» the amount of student - loan debt they have, and
about a quarter of students with
federal loans do not even know they have such loans.
The Department of
Education, guaranty agencies, and other
federal student lenders are required to send information
about your loan to the three major credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion).
Federal student loans were initially designed to empower students, giving them the opportunity to reap the rewards of higher
education without having to worry
about paying for it up - front and out - of - pocket.
There are two caveats
about rates on government student loans to keep in mind: First, the formula mandated by the Higher
Education Act imposes an 8.25 percent cap for
federal direct loans to undergraduates, and 9.5 percent for direct loans to grad student loans.
The decision will cost the Chicago Board of
Education about $ 4,000 in
federal funds it expected to be reimbursed for the 2,938 meals served so far.
That's a very tall order, especially when resources are scarce (most schools get, in the end,
about $ 1 from the
federal government to spend on school food) and there is no money in the budget for food / nutrition
education.
O'Brien and her colleagues met Friday with representatives of the U.S. Department of
Education in talks
about incorporating standards in the
federal levels for emotional learning programs.
«Our original budget assumed we would get this money,» said Megna, who said the state actually budgeted for
about $ 1.6 billion to $ 1.8 billion in
federal Medicaid and
education funding in early January.
The Minister of
Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, disclosed this in Pankshin, Plateau State, during the 25th — 33rd convocation ceremony of
Federal College of
Education (FCE), Pankshin, where
about 8,000 students were issued with different certificates obtained from the institution.
City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña has sent guidance home to families reiterating that the Department of
Education will not release information
about students» immigration status to
federal immigration officers.
Turner said that if it were up to him, he would cut
federal spending by 35 percent — including gutting the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and slashing the budget of the U.S. Department of
Education — which he said would take
about seven to 10 years to accomplish.
Oliva, who stressed that he only found out
about the
federal proposal a couple days ago, claims that the U.S. Department of
Education has kept it in secrecy.
«New York City parents have a right — under
federal law — to know exactly what their children are being taught in school, yet the Department of
Education seems to be hiding what it plans to teach
about sex and that begs the question «why?»
UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak
about the proposed
federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.
Sixteen years is «but a moment in graduate
education,» Teitelbaum said, adding that many more students and potential employers, including those in the
federal government, need to learn
about the PSM degree.
Despite the lack of facts
about successfully promoting research integrity, IOM and the meeting participants were certain of one thing — the
federal government should not mandate RCR
education.
The
federal government heavily subsidizes graduate
education in the sciences and engineering, so most doctoral students don't have to worry
about tuition bills.
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, she declared, «
Federal education policy must be
about a lot more than testing....
You can also read our latest forum on the Obama - era directives from the
federal education and justice departments, which asked schools to modify disciplinary policies in response to concerns
about disproportionate suspension rates.
In
about 120 seconds, Benjamin set the stage for 120 minutes of heartfelt denunciations of outcomes - based
education,
federal education programs, and school bureaucracies.
The
federal government, for example, spends
about $ 26 billion annually on programs and tax expenditures to support the care and
education of young children.
The Australian
Education Union's
federal president Correna Haythorpe told ABC News teachers had raised concerns
about the online test.
The fact that researchers like Salomone are talking
about single - gender
education represents a sea change in attitudes — and policies and practices, a change that was formalized by the historic rewriting of Title IX of the federal Education Amendments
education represents a sea change in attitudes — and policies and practices, a change that was formalized by the historic rewriting of Title IX of the
federal Education Amendments
Education Amendments in 2006.
Under the new law «
About education in the Russian Federation»
federal state educational standards should provide continuity of the main educational programs including basic and higher
education programs (Eksmo, p. 22).
The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); debates
about a potential large - scale
federal school - choice initiative; and deep disagreements
about civil rights enforcement continue to captivate — and roil — all of us involved in
education policy, in D.C. and around the nation.
Less than half of California school districts and only
about a quarter of teacher unions have promised to make key
education reforms required for the state to win $ 700 million in competitive
federal grants, officials said Wednesday.
To be sure, mistakes were made: Not understanding the limitations or unintended consequences of
federal leadership on
education; a disastrous, ill - timed excursion into teacher evaluation reform; a technocratic impulse that was insufficiently sensitive to parents» concerns
about issues like student privacy; and on and on.
In the face of growing debate
about how to ensure high - quality tutoring under the
federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Illinois board of
education last week adopted rules that impose tougher oversight on the companies offering the tutoring.
Mike Petrilli talks with Hill and Jochim
about this proposal, what it would mean for policy and practice at the
federal, state, and local levels, and the prospects for its adoption in this edition of The
Education Next Book Club.
It's a much stronger bill, closer in many ways to the Administration's own Blueprint, and much more serious
about re-calibrating the
federal role in
education.
When enforcing a constitutional right to
education,
federal courts should establish clear guidance
about what that right requires, while also allowing for flexibility in how states implement it.
In an
Education Week commentary essay
about school boards in 2009, I wrote, «[M] y sense of things, after two stints on my local school board... is that school boards have been overtaken by the «educatocracy,» by powerful trade unions, certified specialists, certification agencies, state and
federal rule - makers and legislators, grants with strings, billion - dollar - contractor lobbyists, textbook mega-companies, professional associations, and lawyers — the list could go on.»
«We talked in broader terms of
education funding and the need for attracting teachers and what to do
about inner city schools, as well as the proper role of
federal government.
I think there is a real debate
about the proper role of
federal government in
education.»
The Department of
Education has issued simpler guidance for parents and educators aimed at clearing up widespread confusion
about when information may be shared under the main
federal student - privacy law.
Declaring
education to be an implicit fundamental right would raise difficult constitutional questions
about essentials such as food, shelter, and health care — none of which are mentioned in the
federal Constitution.
Secretary of
Education Margaret Spellings has agreed to testify before the House education committee about charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest in the Reading First program, in a follow - up to a contentious April 20 hearing featuring several former and current federal officials and con
Education Margaret Spellings has agreed to testify before the House
education committee about charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest in the Reading First program, in a follow - up to a contentious April 20 hearing featuring several former and current federal officials and con
education committee
about charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest in the Reading First program, in a follow - up to a contentious April 20 hearing featuring several former and current
federal officials and consultants.
I'd find concerns
about Trump's cuts far more credible if I could recall a time when
education advocates had conceded some programs weren't working, voiced concerns
about bureaucratic bloat, suggested cost - saving strategies, or acknowledged the burdens imposed by
federal overspending.
It would be a shame if this occurred and restricted our access to those researchers who know best
about micro-level school processes,
about school management,
about how school reforms are actually implemented, and
about how school, state, and
federal officials tend to use
education research.
A coach who alleged school district retaliation for his complaints
about unequal treatment of his girls» high school basketball team had no right to sue under Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, a
federal appeals court has ruled.