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6 Oct 2014, 11:19 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Education Secretary Arne Duncan have engaged directly with tribal officials on a range of educational issues important to Indian Country. [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 2:17 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan both support a longer school year to prevent a slide but not everyone is convinced that it makes a difference. [read post]
18 Aug 2014, 9:05 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
Culhane, Jr.Republican Senator Mike Crapo, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter last week to Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan to raise several concerns with the ED’s Title IV rulemaking efforts. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 9:56 am by LaJuana Davis
Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced a "major shift" in the way that the ED measures how well states are educating the nation's 6.5 million special education students. [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 3:08 pm
It's a lower court decision, and it's only California law, but it's radical and, notably, it was "enthusiastically endorsed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. [read post]
4 Jun 2014, 4:03 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here. an excerpt: After several discussions with tribal leaders regarding systemic issues within the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), in September 2013, Secretary of the Interior Jewell and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed the American Indian Education Study Group (Study Group) to diagnose the causes of chronic academic failure in BIE-funded schools, one of the lowest-performing set of schools in the country. [read post]
9 May 2014, 5:24 am by Derek Black
The Departments of Education and Justice have released this new guidance on access to school for immigrant children: Dear Colleague: Today, Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill... [read post]
9 May 2014, 4:15 am by Immigration Prof
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom: Immigration Law report that Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Arne Duncan have announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill their obligation to... [read post]
4 May 2014, 8:07 am by Rick Hills
Arne Duncan's criteria for approving waivers follow a traditional Republican script of demanding accountability from teachers for their students' performance. [read post]
1 May 2014, 6:20 am by LaJuana Davis
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that the ED will release new plans this summer that would reward colleges of education that meet certain metrics, including job placement, pass rates on licensing exams, and teacher evaluations. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 5:00 am by LaJuana Davis
Teacher evaluation assessments were the sticking point between Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Washington officials.... [read post]
15 Feb 2014, 2:46 pm by Jim Gerl
 The following is the text of the letter:February 14, 2014President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500The Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary of EducationU.S. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 4:00 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
Culhane, Jr.Private student loan lenders and servicers who met last week with CFPB Director Cordray, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Acting Deputy Treasury Secretary Mary Miller got the “memo” that the regulators think they should be doing more to expand refinancing opportunities for  private student loan borrowers. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 8:15 pm by Walter Olson
The Justice Department and Department of Education have sent out a Dear Colleague letter discouraging schools from pursuing strict discipline policies against student misbehavior, especially against “routine” or “minor” infractions; Education Secretary Arne Duncan cited tardiness and disrespect as examples of the latter. [read post]
At an event with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder, the Departments jointly announced the release of this long awaited federal school discipline guidance. [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 11:43 am
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in October to endorse New Jersey’s RTTT grant application. [read post]