- Lyndsey Layton
- Reporter
Obama seeks more education funds
For education, the president hopes to increase spending to $69.8 billion in fiscal 2013, which is 2.5 percent more than the current budget of $68.1 billion.
10 states to receive No Child Left Behind waivers
The Obama administration will free 10 states from the requirements of No Child Left Behind, responding to complaints from teachers and school administrators across the country that the law is outdated and punitive.
Obama’s 2012 State of the Union analysis: Education
President Obama spoke about the importance of good teachers and said that the government needs to keep them in the classroom while giving them resources and flexibility to do their jobs.
Study: States use academic data poorly
Many teachers and parents have no access to collected info, and little advanced analysis is done, advocacy group says.
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- D.C. schools have largest black-white achievement gap in federal study
- Virtual schools are multiplying, but some question their educational value
- U.S. students make gains in math but stall in reading
- In trimming school budgets, more officials turn to a four-day week
- Study raises questions about virtual schools
- Senate panel votes to reduce federal role in schools
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