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First Lady Announces New Partnership in Let’s Move! Initiative

First lady Michelle Obama, along with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, announced a new partnership with schools as part of her Let's Move! project.

 

NDDPI Offers Learning Center Grants

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announced that her department would begin accepting applications for a three-year grant to expand or establish community learning centers.

 

Nearly 20 Pecent of High Schoolers in Concurrent Enrollment

A report by the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education reveals that 19 percent of the state's high school students took part in dual enrollment programs -- in which they are enrolled in at least one post-secondary level course at the same time as they attend high school -- during the 2011-12 school year.

 

California Revamps Career Technical Education Standards to Prep Students for Jobs

As part of California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's Career Readiness Initiative, middle and high school students must meet updated career technical education standards, which reflect the modern workplace and its technology and establish higher academic goals.

 

Former CCSSO Executive Director Gene Wilhoit Announces New Endeavors

Gene Wilhoit has been named the director of the National Center for Innovation in Education, a new organization being established at the University of Kentucky, College of Education with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

 

STEM Interest on Rise Among High Schoolers, Report Finds

According to a recent report from My College Options and STEMconnector, nearly 25 percent of high school students are interested in pursuing STEM majors and careers, though the gender gap has widened with fewer females showing STEM interest.

 

CCSSO Joins New Coalition to Boost STEM Graduates

CCSSO has joined a new coalition aimed at boosting STEM graduates and jobs throughout the country. inSPIRE STEM USA is co-chaired by former New Hampshire Senator John E. Sununu and Maria Cardona, a former adviser to the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and surrogate for both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns.

 

Kansas Governor Sets Sights on Boosting Reading

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback acknowledges that more must be done to boost the reading levels of younger students, and State Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker said research has shown that school readiness can improve by having higher amounts of words spoken at home, especially through reading to children.

 

Idaho Deputy Carissa Miller Joins CCSSO as Deputy Executive Director

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announces today that Carissa Miller is named deputy executive director overseeing CCSSO’s membership program, federal advocacy activities, and research service. Carissa will start in this position in February of 2013.

 

DOE Seeks Online Program Funding

Iowa Education Director Jason Glass requests $1.5 million in funding for the next three years to broaden online education opportunities for high school students.