Vol. 5 No. 9
May 09, 2005
Straight A’s: Public Education Policy And Progress: Volume 5, No. 9
Straight A’s: Public Education Policy and Progress is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events in Washington, DC and around the country. The format makes information on federal education policy accessible to everyone from elected officials and policymakers to parents and community leaders. Contributors include Jason Amos, editor, and Kate Bradley, copyeditor.
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Articles:
- AMERICANS SPEAK ON EDUCATION: Public Credits Education System for U.S. Success in the World, but Worries About Future Unless Changes are Made in High Schools
- PATHWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SUCCEED: New Senate Legislation Seeks to Raise Graduation Rates and Improve High Schools
- CONGRESS PASSES FISCAL 2006 BUDGET: $5.4 Billion Education Amendment Dropped in House-Senate Conference Negotiations
- STUDYING THE PAST TO IMPACT TODAY: RAND Examines Narrowing of the Achievement Gap from 1972 to 1992, Makes Recommendations for Today
- IS IGNORANCE BLISS? New Survey Finds a Public Largely Unaware of the High School Dropout Problem and Its Effect on the Economy
- A CALL TO ACTION: High School Alliance Issues Six-Point Framework for Transforming High Schools