Policy

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  • New Texas graduation rules spark debate
    Tue, Aug 11, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    High school students in Texas might be able to load up on athletics, band, and physical education classes to meet graduation requirements under a new state law that gives students more freedom to pick electives, reports the Dallas Morning News -- and critics of the new plan say the Legislature made a mistake in eliminating health and computer technology as requirements. [ Read More ]

  • Royalty rates settled for college internet radio
    Wed, Aug 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Copyright
    Campus-based internet radio broadcasters have an established royalty rate after an agreement was reached with SoundExchange, a nonprofit organization created to collect and dole out music royalties to major record labels. Key words: SoundExchange, college radio, College Broadcasters Inc., music royalties, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Field sees first draft of common standards
    Thu, Jul 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    As the idea of common educational standards gains traction across the United States, the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) has released the first draft of its proposed national reading and math standards. Key words: Common standards, Common Core State Standards Initiative, National Governors Association, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Open-source backers march on Washington
    Fri, Jul 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Some of the world's largest technology companies have banded together in a bid to push open-source software on the United States government. They've formed a group called Open Source for America, which seeks to make sure that government agencies at least consider open-source software as an option in their buying decisions, The New York Times reports. [ Read More ]

  • Obama wants $12 billion for two-year colleges
    Wed, Jul 15, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    President Barack Obama is proposing a multibillion-dollar investment in the nation's community colleges, a $12 billion effort to help the two-year institutions reach, teach, and train more people for "the jobs of the future." Key words: President Obama, fiscal year 2010, Macomb Community College, two-year colleges, community colleges, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • GOP leaving 'No Child' behind
    Tue, Jul 14, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    As the Obama administration considers new legislation to fix schools, House Republicans have chosen an education policy leader who is eager to turn the page on the No Child Left Behind era and roll back federal mandates for testing students, reports the Washington Post. [ Read More ]

  • ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement
    Tue, Jul 14, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction. Key words: Arne Duncan, President Obama, Department of Education, online learning, education research, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Obama's student loan plan wins support in House
    Mon, Jul 13, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    The chairman of the House Education Committee has dismissed a last-ditch plea from the private student loan industry and is throwing his support behind President Obama's plan to end the role of private banks in the federal education lending systems, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]

 

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