September 23, 2014
Recognizing a need for consistent learning goals across all states, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) began to be developed in 2009 as a state-led effort to coordinate math and English academic standards. By providing educators with a clear and consistent framework to determine student proficiency, the aim of the Common Core is to ensure […]
September 18, 2014
In 2007, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the first Leaders and Laggards report to provide actionable data to state policymakers. The report launched an effort to dig into national statistics and rankings of state policy environments to find out who were the leaders, and the laggards, in educational performance. The 2014 report updates and […]
September 15, 2014
Last Wednesday, Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced two bills that seek to fulfill the promise of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA, passed in 1975, was established to ensure access to a free, high-quality public education for children with disabilities. The new bills […]
September 12, 2014
Missed the news this week? Accelify’s got you covered! Check out some of this week’s top stories. Return on Educational Investment: 2014 A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity Harkin Introduces Bills to Support High-Quality Education for Children with Disabilities IDEA Full Funding Act and IDEA Fairness Restoration Act Provide Critical Resources Needed […]
September 8, 2014
A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity In 2011, the Center for American Progress released a report to attempt to evaluate the productivity of almost every major school district using a set of productivity metrics to measure achievement relative to spending. According to the first report the nation suffered from a productivity crisis, and the […]
September 5, 2014
Missed the news this week? Accelify’s got you covered! Check out some of this week’s top stories. States That Decline to Expand Medicaid Give Up Billions In AidIf the 23 states that have rejected expanding Medicaid under the 2010 health care law continue to do so for the next eight years, they’ll pay $152 billion […]
August 29, 2014
Missed the news this week? Accelify’s got you covered! Check out some of this week’s top stories. Bobby Jindal Sues Federal Government Over Common Core First he sued his own school board. Now he’s suing the federal government. Buffeted by a state judge who initially struck down his suspension of Common Core testing and said […]
August 27, 2014
The Condition of Education
August 25, 2014
James Jeffords, a former Republican-turned-Independent Senator from Vermont, passed away August 18th at the age of 80. Throughout his 30 years in Congress, Mr. Jeffords championed legislation to strengthen our nation’s education system and improve education for students with disabilities. In 1975 he co-authored what would become the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to […]
August 22, 2014
Missed the news this week? Accelify’s got you covered! Check out some of this week’s top stories. For Public Schools, the Long and Bumpy Road to Going Digital Funding – or lack of it – is the number one issue facing school districts as they convert to the digital learning world, said John Halpin, […]