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School boards weigh in on pending reauthorization of ESEA
on January 14, 2015 - 2:29pm   

As Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and other lawmakers discuss their priorities for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) , the National School Boards Association announces...

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Sen. Lamar Alexander releases draft bill to replace NCLB
on January 14, 2015 - 1:55pm   Charlotte Blane

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), released his draft bill, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015, late Tuesday to amend and replace the...

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Sen. Murray calls for rewrite of No Child Left Behind
on January 13, 2015 - 7:00pm   Charlotte Blane

Senator Patty Murray, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate today, outlining priorities to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and fix what is broken in No Child Left Behind. “It is time to...

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Students to lead civil rights discussion on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
on January 13, 2015 - 4:56pm   Charlotte Blane

On January 15, Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Rochester City School and Cisco Systems, Inc., in conjunction with the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) and the Council of Great City Schools, will provide school districts across the county an opportunity to participate in a rich...

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President Obama presses for student data privacy protections
on January 12, 2015 - 5:41pm   Charlotte Blane

President Barack Obama today spoke at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington D.C. to propose legislation aimed at data privacy protections, and to call for the passing of the Student Digital Privacy Act which will limit how student data is collected and used, preventing it from being sold to...

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ED Secretary Duncan calls for new law to replace No Child Left Behind
on January 12, 2015 - 1:02pm   Charlotte Blane

As anticipated, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Duncan today formally voiced his position on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), calling for its repeal and replacement. This important act reauthorized the long standing Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)....

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Center for Public Education analyzes results of EdWeek’s annual State of the States Report Card
on January 8, 2015 - 2:47pm   Charlotte Blane

Education Week recently released its 19th annual edition of Quality Counts complete with state by state grades and data in six areas of educational policy and performance. Education Week Research Center...

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ED and Dept of Justice release guidance to help ensure English learner students receive equal access to a high-quality education
on January 7, 2015 - 2:06pm   Charlotte Blane

In an effort to remind states, school districts, and schools of their legal obligations to ensure all students have equal access to a high-quality education, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and Department of Justice today issued guidance specifically addressing English learner students and...

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Kansas Gov. Brownback & Kansas Assoc of School Bds., Board of Dirs. 'Stand Up 4 Public Schools'
on December 19, 2014 - 2:46pm   Charlotte Blane

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and members of the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) Board of Directors recently showed their support for our nation’s public schools by wearing "Stand Up 4 Public Schools" wristbands during the Governor's signing of a...

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Showcase your emerging technology today – applications accepted through Jan. 5
on December 19, 2014 - 2:08pm   Charlotte Blane

Each year the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA’s) Technology Leadership Network (TLN) highlights six companies with innovative solutions that positively impact one of four key areas of the K-12 enterprise: Teaching and learning, Administrative operations, Parental outreach, and...

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