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Will “Common Tests” Answer the Question: What knowledge is of most worth?

October 21, 2009
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There was an article in the recent issue of Education Week entitled Experts to Weigh in on Common Tests.  They will have their chance to speak to U.S. Department of Education in Atlanta, Boston and Denver. A bit of background.  Forty-eight of the 50 states have agreed to work together to develop “common academic standards”  in math and language arts.  In order to measure these standards, the Department of Education wants to develop a...

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Billions and Billions, Part 2: A Look at Education “Stimulus” Funding

February 20, 2009
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Billions and Billions, Part 2: A Look at Education “Stimulus” Funding

In this weblog post, I am continuing the discussion started yesterday when I invoked Carl Sagan’s signature phrase, “Billions and Billions.”  Today I want to look at the budget that the U.S. Department of Education will have as part of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Firstly, here is a graphic showing how the $115 billion that the Department of Education will receive will be distributed.  Note that $53.6 billion will go to state...

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