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Jobs Bill

In December, the House of Representatives passed the “Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010,” a $154 billion piece of legislation designed to create jobs and assist the unemployed. The bill would redirect $75 billion in existing funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to offset costs. The Jobs for Main Street Act contains several education...

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A Glimpse of Obama’s ESEA Assessment Goals

Earlier this week the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) which represents public officials who lead state education departments, released a new report entitled "Performance Counts: Assessment Systems That Support High-Quality Learning." The paper is intended to add to the conversation about comprehensive systems of student assessment and was written by Linda Darling-Hammond, a professor of education at Stanford...

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State of the Union Focuses on Job Creation

President Obama's first State of the Union speech focused on increasing jobs, helping the middle class and small businesses and decreasing the federal deficit. While education was not a major part of the speech, the president did include a promise to increase the education budget despite his plan to freeze domestic spending. Specifics included mention of a national...

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