Tag: most-states
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Education Secretary to Pa. lawmakers: Help Philly schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to help the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district avert an “educational crisis,” although Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday he had believed Duncan was satisfied with the state’s proposed rescue effort.
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Education advocates give N.Y. an ‘F’
Education advocates handed out failing ‘grades’ to the state Tuesday for some of its attempts at improving student outcomes.
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Education Program’s Data Collection On Kids Angers Critics
With summer vacation now in full swing, so too is a debate over privacy and education policy. With most states now rolling out new, national Common Core standards for students K-12, conservative critics are raising concerns about privacy and whether these new standards will lead to increased collection of student data.