Afternoon Announcements: Ed. Dept. Rejects Waiver Requests on Teacher Evaluation for Arkansas and Utah
February 20, 2014 04:23 pm

The US Department of Education rejected Arkansas and Utah’s requests for waivers from the teacher-evaluation component of the No Child Left Behind act. Both states asked for more than a delay. Politics K-12
Australia sets a high bar for incoming teachers. What can the US learn from their system? Hechinger Ed
A new survey shows that the majority of Americans don’t know much – if anything – about the Common Core State Standards. It also suspects that the majority of Americans would support the Standards if they knew more about them. Huffington Post
February is Career and Technical Education month. A new report emphasizes the importance of strong CTE educators. The Quick & The Ed
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