
Vol. 9 No. 21
November 09, 2009
Straight A’s: Public Education Policy And Progress: Volume 9, No. 21
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:
- TIME TO “LEARN”: Comprehensive Literacy Bill Introduced in Congress
- TEACHING FOR A NEW WORLD: New Alliance Brief Offers a New Vision for High School Teacher Preparation
- READY, WILLING, AND UNABLE TO SERVE: New Report Says 75 Percent of Young People Are Unable to Enlist in the Military
- NEW NCES REPORT MAPS STATE PROFICIENCY ONTO NAEP SCALES: Report Finds Wide Variation Among States in the Rigor of Their Standards
- ACHIEVING GRADUATION FOR ALL: A New Report Offers Governors a Plan of Action to Tackle the High School Dropout Crisis