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Morning Announcements: May 9, 2011
Several stories of note from Education Week this morning – Denver, Baltimore, and Hillsborough, County (FL) are beginning a three-year pilot to implement the common standards. Also, the U.S. Department...
View ArticleInstitute for Student Achievement Proves that High School Isn’t Too Late to...
As an advocate for older children and high school reform, one of the most aggravating and inaccurate refrains I often hear from policymakers and other advocates is something along the lines of, "what...
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New Alliance Brief Examines How Expanded Learning Opportunities Can Help...
On September 7, the Alliance released a new policy brief calling for expanded learning opportunities for high school students through methods such as work-based experiences, innovative technology, and...
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Gov. Bob Wise Named to NonProfit Times’ Top 50 Most Influential Executives
On September 15, Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia, was named one of the NonProfit Times’ “Power & Influence Top 50,” which honors the...
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Alliance Partners with NBC's Education Nation to Get Diplomas = Dollars...
The Alliance for Excellent Education partnered up with NBC's Education Nation and Visualizing.org in a challenge for graphic designers to create an infographic based on the Alliance's economic data...
View ArticleAfternoon Announcements--November 28, 2011
Today's top education headlines come to you courtesy of the Alliance's policy intern, Bill DeBaun:We have a veritable ton of education news to share with you today. We hope you made your Thanksgiving...
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Afternoon Announcements: December 12, 2011
It's yet another slow and sluggish Monday. As you reach for coffee number four, take a look at the latest in education news. The Alliance strives to raise awareness of the dire need to focus more...
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Affirms Economic and Academic Value...
If you ’re like me and didn’t get a chance to see this speech live, check out U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s speech at the National Academy Foundation’s (NAF) annual conference, which is...
View ArticleAfternoon Announcements: Obama Announces High School Competition in SOTU;...
The big news this morning is the high school competition President Obama announced during last night’s State of the Union address. The president said the competition will “redesign America’s high...
View ArticleAfternoon Announcements: Obama requests $300 million for high school...
The Next Generation Science Standards were publicly released on Tuesday and will help shape science education around the nation. The next step for states will be deciding whether to adopt them....
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