by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 18, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — Key child care legislation has passed the Senate, but still must win approval in the U.S. House. If the bill makes it to President Barack Obama’s desk, it will mark a significant step in efforts to improve early childhood education and child care...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 18, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Pushed by the Obama administration, the Federal Communications Commission and private groups are working together to bring speedier Internet access to public schools across the country. In June 2013, President Barack Obama announced his ConnectED...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 12, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON- Legislation aimed at expanding federal funding for programs that allow low-income students to leave failing schools awaits action on Capitol Hill. But hopes for passage this year are fading with the midterm election looming in November. Two bills, the...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 11, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A bill to reauthorize major child care legislation will be voted on this week in the Senate with a key Republican joining Democrats to champion the proposal after years of inaction. The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 would update and...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 10, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – An African-American medical association said Monday it will partner with African-American churches to help educate and enroll African-Americans in the Affordable Care Act. The National Medical Association, a group that promotes equality in medicine for...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 5, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON— States are making progress in improving academic standards, student outcomes and teacher effectiveness, but are still moving too slowing, according to national studies on state education policy. Education Week magazine, the National Council on Teacher...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 24, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education will release new guidelines Tuesday that will help protect student privacy, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday. “We must provide our schools, teacher and students with cutting edge learning tools,” Duncan said at a...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 18, 2014 | Living
WASHINGTON — Domestic violence against women abroad is prevalent across economic classes and cultures in rapidly urbanizing communities. Rising violence against women is not limited to poorer, war-torn countries according to a panel of scholars with expertise in...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 12, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Wednesday would prohibit disciplinary and safety practices in schools that result in children being locked alone in rooms or physically restrained, practices the Senate education committee says happen...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 11, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – The latest incursion of technology into classrooms will hit in the fall when some schools start using online assessment systems to track student progress in meeting the new common care standards. In spring, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 6, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON- A Senate leader said Thursday his committee plans action on an early childhood bill before the Memorial Day recess. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is examining early education programs in what Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, described...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 5, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON- A government investigative agency released a report Wednesday that was critical of the organization and effectiveness of current early childhood education and care programs. The Government Accountability Office report, “Early Learning and Childhood Care,...
