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Policy Update: SOPA & Education
in Policy and Politics onView PostWhat does the recent controversy over SOPA have to do with education and education policymaking? More than you might think! Here's the latest policy update fro…
Educreations Policy Update
in Policy and Politics onView PostNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley provides a great overview of two new education bills that were introduced last Friday, January 6 in the House Education an…
The Latest GREAT News
in Policy and Politics onView PostThe ayes have it! Last Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee approved Senator Michael Bennet’s GREAT Amendment to the omnibus …
Drone Submarines, Flying Cars, and the Classroom
in Policy and Politics onView PostWhat does education have in common with a pilotless submarine and remote-controlled insects?In short, the letters ARPA. Stay with us for a moment -- because we…
The Risks of Waiving to the Top
in Policy and Politics onView PostLast Friday, President Obama delivered the long-awaited news: it's the end of No Child Left Behind as we know it. In a short speech delivered to a virtual Who'…
Why we need GREAT colleges of education
in Policy and Politics onView PostAs readers of this blog and my small-but-slowly-growing Twitter followers know, this past June Senator Michael Bennet introduced the GREAT Teachers and Princip…
GREAT Act Q&A, part 2
in Policy and Politics onView PostLast Wednesday, I blogged about Senate Bill 1250, the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act, designed to create and support high-performing teacher and principal "…
GREAT Act Q&A
in Policy and Politics onView PostToday, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) will introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and…
