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Duncan Testifies Before House Education and Labor Committee

This morning U.S Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan appeared before the House Education and Labor Committee in a hearing entitled “Building a Stronger Economy: Spurring Reform and Innovation in...

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Common Core State Standards Draft Released

Yesterday, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) released the official draft of the K-12 Common Core State...

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ESEA Blueprint Released

Today, President Obama sent to Congress his blueprint for the revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). According to the President, the blueprint is not only a plan to rewrite the...

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Race to the Top Round Two Finalists Announced

Today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the finalists for the second round of the Race to the Top grant competition. Out of 36 applicants, 18 states and the District of Columbia were selected...

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i3 Fund Rewards STEM Programs

The Department of Education announced the winners of its Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program, selecting 49 winning proposals out of nearly 1,700 applicants to share the $650 million fund. i3 was...

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i3 Adds STEM to Second Round Priorities

The U.S. Department of Education announced that STEM education is one of the new “absolute priorities” in the Investing in Innovation (i3) grants. The i3 competition was created under the Recovery and...

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Administration Issues NCLB Waivers, New Legislation Introduced in the House

Last Thursday, President Obama announced that 10 states – Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee – will receive waivers, exempting...

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President’s FY15 Budget Calls for Increased STEM Education Funding

On Tuesday, President Obama sent Congress his budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year. The plan proposes an investment of $135.4 billion for Federal scientific research and development, an increase of...

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House Education Subcommittees hold joint hearing on ED Oversight

On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training and the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held...

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STEM Education Programs in the Proposed FY 2015 “Cromnibus”

Prepared for Triangle Coalition by: Della Cronin, Washington Partners, LLC Overview On December 9, House leadership and appropriators released their proposal to fund the federal government for the...

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