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Direct linkManzo, Kathleen Kennedy, Ed. – Education Week, 2017
With just months to go until the nation's overhauled K-12 law goes into effect, state policymakers are still scrambling to firm up the infrastructure for their education systems, under the new blueprint laid out in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). They're doing it at a time of political change and policy uncertainty at the national level,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Educational Policy, Public Opinion
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2013
Even though 34 states and the District of Columbia have No Child Left Behind Act waivers in hand, many of them are still negotiating with the U.S. Department of Education over their teacher evaluation systems--a crucial component if they want to keep their newfound flexibility. More than six months after waiver recipients turned in their…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2008
Students with health and cognitive problems who are not eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (DEA) have protection under another federal law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. However, according to a research conducted by a Pennsylvania middle school principal and a law professor, school…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disability Identification, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), School Surveys
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2006
As chronically underperforming schools around the country get to the point that the No Child Left Behind Act requires dramatic action, very few have gone the charter route. But Gompers Charter Middle School is one of three such San Diego schools that were shut down and reopened as charters. This article briefly discusses the steps this school took…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Program Implementation, Charter Schools
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy – Education Week, 2004
Researchers and policymakers may be continuing to debate solutions to the nation's reading woes, but many struggling schools appear to have reached a consensus on the subject, even if not by choice. As President Bush's flagship reading initiative hits full stride, it is yielding a more uniform approach to teaching the essential skills to children…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Skills, Reading Programs, High Risk Students
Keller, Bess – Education Week, 2005
In the three years that the Pinellas County, Florida, district has offered its more than 7,800 teachers a performance bonus as mandated by the state, exactly two have qualified and taken home the money. To get a paycheck topped up by 5 percent, Pinellas teachers are required to have had a hand in helping students raise their test scores by 120…
Descriptors: State Officials, Educational Finance, School Districts, Scores
