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McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2011
States seeking waivers under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act are hoping to replace what is widely considered an outdated, but consistent, school accountability regime with a hodgepodge of complex school grading systems that are as diverse as the states themselves. That's the picture that emerged from an "Education Week" analysis of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Chatterji, Aaron; Jones, Benjamin – Hamilton Project, 2012
Technological progress has consistently driven remarkable advances in the U.S. economy, yet K-12 education sees little technological change compared to other sectors, even as U.S. K-12 students increasingly lag behind students in other nations. This proposal considers how we can take a signature American strength--innovation--and apply it to K-12…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Technology, Internet, Elementary Secondary Education
Colleges Ontario, 2009
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) in consultation with the universities has estimated that 53,000 to 86,000 more university spaces will be needed by 2021 to meet student demand. There will be special pressures in the GTA. Universities' enrollment plans will not be sufficient to meet this demand. To help meet the growing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Program Proposals, Educational Opportunities