If you had to guess, how many of 2012 Republican presidential candidates appearing at this evening’s Tampa debate list education as an issue on their campaign web sites? Just one: Radio host and former pizza executive Herman Cain. Other candidates, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, tie education to job creation. U.S. Rep. Ron […]
The Texas Observer‘s Abby Rapoport takes a look at publishing giant Pearson and the school testing business. Pearson designs and administers Florida’s Comprehensive Assessment Test as well as Texas’ standardized equivalent. Pearson drew criticism last year when the company missed its deadline for FCAT results despite a $254 million contract. The Texas Observer story also […]
Education groups have spent $47 million lobbying the federal government through the first half of 2011, according to Center for Responsive Politics research, as Congress and the federal education department try to decide how to deal with the long-overdue reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. The group reports that $3 million more was spent on […]
Congress needs to reauthorize federal No Child Left Behind education standards, but President Barack Obama is growing tired of waiting. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said a month ago that the agency planned to issue waivers to exempt some states from NCLB requirements as many states claim a high percentage of their schools will fail […]
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