EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT: New Report Focuses on Educational Challenges in the Arab World, Finds Similarities to U.S., but Recommends Vastly Different Solutions Article

May 02, 2011

Over the last two months, the Alliance for Excellent Education has released national, state, and metro area data showing the economic impact of cutting the high school dropout rate in half in the United States.

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Dropout Factories, Economic Impacts, International Comparisons, State Budgets, Students of Color

THE FISCAL SURVEY OF STATES: Despite Small Increases in State Revenues, Most States Still Facing Significant Budget Gaps, Report Finds Article

December 13, 2010

After going through two of the most challenging years since the Great Depression, state budgets should see a slight improvement in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 as revenues are expected to grow slightly, according to a new report from the National Governors Association (NGA) and National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO).

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Economic Impacts, Federal Legislation, State Budgets

WHEN CARS FLY?: Report Projects State Revenues to Recover in 2014 or 2015, Recessionary Effects on State Budgets to Last Until Late in Next Decade Article

November 23, 2009

In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and "Doc" Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) use their time-traveling DeLorean to travel to 2015 in an effort to save McFly's kids from ruin.

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Education and the Economy, State Budgets

ARKANSAS TAKES A LOOK AT ADEQUACY: Study Finds $838 Million Needed to Provide an Adequate Education Article

December 10, 2003

According to a new costing-out study, Arkansas needs to spend an additional $848.3 million to provide an adequate education for its K-12 students

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Education and the Economy, Low-Performing Schools, Rural Schools, State Budgets, Teacher Quality

LITERACY, ADEQUACY, AND EQUITY: Alliance Hosts First Annual Invitational Conference on American High School Policy Article

November 19, 2003

Far too many of our nation's middle and high school students are in trouble. A quarter of them read considerably below grade level. Thirty percent of them drop out of school before graduation.

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High School Graduation Rates and Secondary School Improvement, High School Reform, Higher Education, Secondary School Improvement, State Budgets

STATES REPORT NUMBER OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS: State Officials Admit Guesswork in Reporting Data Article

November 03, 2003

In September, 33 states reported that over 75 percent of their core classes were being taught by "highly qualified" teachers as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act.

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Low-Performing Schools, No Child Left Behind, State Budgets, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Quality

A TALE OF TWO STATES: Alabama and Oregon Head in Opposite Directions in Funding Education Article

October 20, 2003

With states collectively facing the worst budget crisis since World War II, most state officials think they're facing the worst of times.

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Education and the Economy, State Budgets, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Preparation

IMPLEMENTATION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT MEETS WITH OBSTACLES AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL Article

October 20, 2003

With thousands of schools "needing improvement" nationwide, parents, teachers, and citizens around the country are beginning to realize the implications of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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No Child Left Behind, State Budgets

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE: Paige Offers Strong Rhetoric, But No New Initiatives Article

October 20, 2003

Unless improvements are made, American students will not be competitive with students in other countries, dooming future generations to less opportunity, greater levels of poverty, and further disparities in health status.

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Education and the Economy, High School Graduation Rates and Secondary School Improvement, High School Reform, No Child Left Behind, State Budgets

D.C. VOUCHER PROGRAM APPEARS LIKELY: Congressional Republican Leaders Roll Measure into Omnibus Bill Article

October 10, 2003

A private-school voucher program for District of Columbia students was all but guaranteed when members of the Republican leadership decided to roll the $13 million program into the fiscal 2004 omnibus bill

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Equity, Secondary School Improvement, State Budgets