Arne Duncan

Group gives bad grade to teacher education in Texas

Texas' schools of education generally are doing a poor job of training prospective teachers, according to a preliminary study already drawing scorn from many college deans. The National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit...

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How standardized tests failed me, and continue to fail today

NEW LOCAL HOME PAGE Click for news, weather, entertainment, more. The Answer Sheet VALERIE STRAUSS Blogging at washingtonpost.com/answersheet Monday, November 23, 2009 This really happened (and I wish Education Secretary Arne...

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Obama Remarks on Math, Science and Technology Education

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. I am extraordinarily excited to have you all here today. A couple of special acknowledgments I want to make: first of all, two of my outstanding Cabinet members, Secretary Arne Duncan, our education...

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Obama Remarks on Math, Science and Technology Education

Obama Remarks on Math, Science and Technology Education Washington Post A couple of special acknowledgments I want to make: first of all, two of my outstanding Cabinet members, Secretary Arne Duncan, our education secretary,...

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President Obama official schedule and guidance, Nov. 22, 2009. Science, math

President Obama official schedule and guidance, Nov. 22, 2009. Science, math ... Chicago Sun-Times In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office....

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Stimulus Rules on 'Turnarounds' Shift

The guidelines for addressing low-performing schools allow states and districts to use a turnaround approach that many educators favor: providing professional development and coaching for a school’s current staff, and making...

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Four U.S. soldiers killed in AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Roadside-bomb and insurgent attacks killed four U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, the military said Monday. The deaths were reported Sunday and Monday,...

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US Education: US President Barrack Obama Remarks On Launch Of "Educate to Innovate Campaign"

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I am extraordinarily excited to have you all here today. A couple of special acknowledgements I want to make -- first of all, two of my outstanding Cabinet members: Secretary Arne Duncan, our Education...

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White House Launches "Educate to Innovate" Campaign To Develop New American Innovators In Science...

President Obama today launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the administration’s goal of moving American students from the middle to the top of the pack in science and math achievement...

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Is Toomey Edging to the Center? (CQPolitics.com)

By Shira Toeplitz, CQ-Roll Call Shira Toeplitz, Cq-roll Call – Sun Nov 22, 11:51 pm ET Most Washington, D.C., insiders know former Rep. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., as a stalwart conservative. As the former president of the anti-tax Club...

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