News

 

O'Malley Announces Education Grants

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery announced $5.5 million in grants to boost digital learning and to help high school students earn college credit.

 

State Superintendent Seeks to Amend Education Legislation

South Carolina Superintendent of Education Mick Zais and state lawmakers are working on amendments to the Education Accountability Act to help failing schools improve.

 

NCLB Waiver-Renewal Process Turns Up Heat on States

Two years after offering states waivers under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the U.S. Department of Education hopes states will enhance accountability and offer support for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in exchange for waivers and additional flexibility under the law.

 

California Wins $10.8-Million Federal Grant to Pay AP Test Fees

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says the U.S. Department of Education approved the state's full grant request of $10.8 million to help close to 130,000 high school students pay for Advanced Placement and other college-level exams.

 

Vermont One of Five States Selected for National Education Initiative

State Education Secretary Armando Vilaseca announced that Vermont is one of five states — New Hampshire, Maryland, Mississippi, and Oregon being the others — chosen by the University of Kansas to receive a five-year, $24.5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the K-8 Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation (SWIFT) national education initiative.