The Ohio Department of Education and Battelle for Kids will host the Rural Education National Forum, an interactive opportunity for education, community, and business leaders dedicated to making education work for rural communities.
Louisiana Education Superintendent John White says that the state will expand, and possibly double, the number of pilot projects testing Louisiana's overhaul of how 4-year-olds are educated in the spring.
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) has awarded $450,000 over three years from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation to support community-based Graduation Matters initiatives, and OPI received an additional $15,000 to add to the challenge fund this year.
Maryland Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery said during a Sept. 10 public forum that the introduction of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to schools' curriculum will change the way educators, students, parents, and the community as a whole see, understand, and use education.
Illinois has released a new report from the Enhance Physical Education Task Force. The report calls for new benchmarks and strategies to improve and increase physical education classes, based on the latest neuroscience research linking physical activity with improved academic performance.
This week in Chiefline: CAEP announced inaugural Board of Directors; Nevada and Pennsylvania appoint new state chiefs; Illinois releases report on new PE standards; Bridgespan Releases New Report on State Exemplars of Common Core Implementation.
This week in Chiefline: CAEP announced inaugural Board of Directors; Nevada and Pennsylvania appoint new state chiefs; Illinois releases report on new PE standards; Bridgespan Releases New Report on State Exemplars of Common Core Implementation.
Fourteen public schools were awarded $1 million in grants for exceptional achievement as part of Hawaii's new Strive HI Performance System, which is the state's redesigned school accountability and performance system that offers rewards to "recognition" schools that demonstrate significant progress in student achievement, graduation rates, and closing achievement gaps.
The Response to Intervention initiative in Iowa aims to ensure students read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.
Bridgespan has released a new paper entitled Building the Missing Link Between the Common Core and Improved Learning.
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