Afternoon Announcements: Tackling Poverty and Improving Education Go Hand in Hand

These are three things that one writer feels the President has done to improve K-12 education in the last year. Huffington Post

Washington State had its waiver request dubbed as “high risk” by the US Department of Education. Senator Patty Murray might be able to help. Politics K-12

Tackling poverty and improving education go hand in hand. Charlotte Observer

Students need more than remedial courses to ensure they’re ready for college coursework – we need higher standards in K-12 schools. The Hechinger Report

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