Tag: Arne Duncan

Florida schools roundup: ESSA plan, generosity, image, boycott and more
Accountability plan: Florida is now the only state whose plan to meet the federal Every Student Succeeds Act standards has yet to be approved by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Last week DeVos gave the okay to California’s and Utah’s plans, but Florida’s second attempt to comply is still pending.... READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: Superintendent named, tests, 47 cents, appeal and more
New superintendent: Diana Greene is chosen as the new superintendent of...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Arne Duncan, Jeb Bush, charter schools and more
Arne Duncan. The federal education chief visits the National Urban...
READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: Testing, education reform, violence and more
Testing. State education officials investigate a denial-of-service attack on the state’s computerized...
READ MOREFlorida Gov. Rick Scott: Keep Common Core, retreat on PARCC
Common Core is okay. But the new, multi-state tests aligned...
READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: parent trigger, private tutors, drug testing & more
Parent trigger. Citing anonymous sources, Sunshine State News says Gov....
READ MOREFlorida roundup: parent trigger, charter schools, school rankings & more
Parent trigger. Parent trigger is headed to the Senate floor,...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: More PIRLS, more Tony Bennett, more testing and vouchers
Basking in the glow. Interim education commissioner Pam Stewart touts...
READ MOREredefinED roundup: Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, Tony Bennett – all eyes on Florida
Florida: Former Indiana education leader Tony Bennett is one of...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Jeb summit, charter schools, per pupil spending & more
More Jeb Bush summit. Checker Finn’s a fan. EdWeek writes up...
READ MOREArne Duncan: We’ve reached a critical phase in education reform
The next few years are critical for education reform, with...
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