Amid the intense debates about how much progress the nation has made in raising student achievement and
whether federal investments in education have produced results, one important trend tends to be overlooked — namely, the notable gains made by African American and Latino students in reading and math achievement since 1971.
Today the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a new report showing that a «Cuts Only» approach to reducing the federal deficit would drastically
cut federal investments in education, roads and bridges, and disaster relief.
In a brief we wrote with Christen Holly and Gillian Locke for the Center for American Progress, Giving Every Student Access to Excellent Teachers: A Vision for
Focusing Federal Investments in Education, we suggest four ways the federal government can dramatically increase access to excellent teaching and transform the profession:
Amid the intense debates about how much progress the nation has made in raising student achievement and
whether federal investments in education have produced results, one important trend tends to be overlooked — namely, the notable gains made by African American and...
Throughout the briefing, panelists provided local examples of how
the federal investment in education has been paying dividends in their communities while urging members of Congress and their staff to protect education from the cuts proposed in the president's budget.