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President Obama had an optimistic message for students in his "Back to School" speech last week telling a group of children in Philadelphia that nothing is beyond their reach with the right amount of passion and hard work. His challenging message to adults: our nation has an obligation to ensure that children are receiving the best possible education - the tool they need to achieve their dreams.
As 56 million children return to elementary and secondary schools this fall, we at the Business Coalition for Student Achievement, representing business leaders from every sector of the economy, are mindful of the sobering realities facing our education system, which is letting far too many of these children down. We agree with President Obama that ensuring the best possible education for
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan defends his decision to campaign for several Democratic candidates in the upcoming November elections, though he's previously stated that education is not a partisan issue. "I'm going to support candidates that really care about education," says Duncan.WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Arne Duncan predicted this morning that Texas eventually will get access to $830 million in federal aid that would help school districts avert layoffs.
"We're still negotiating" with state officials, he said, but "I'm very hopeful they will. There's a huge need there."
The funds are caught in a tug-of-war between Gov. Rick Perry and his Democratic critics in Congress , who authored a provision to restrict the money to ensure that Perry couldn't use it simply to augment the
Editor's note: This item originally appeared on dallasnews.com'sDallas ISD blog.
As Dallas Superintendent Michael Hinojosa attends meetings today that will help determine if he'll be chosen to lead schools in Las Vegas, some in the community feel that the process is being rushed -- and possibly will ask to see more candidates.
Hinojosa is a finalist for the superintendent job in the Clark County School District. He's competing against Colorado education
by FRANK GORMLIE on SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
in CULTURE, HISTORY, LIFE EVENTS, MEDIA, OCEAN BEACH
The recent sticker “wars” in Ocean Beach have reminded me of just how much a student of bumper stickers I really am – not that either homeless sticker rates as a bumper sticker per se. But I’ve been watching and enjoying bumper stickers since my college days at UCSD –
I just heard Davis Guggenheim on NPR refer to the awful school system we adults “built.” We didn’t design and build educational systems. They evolved out of complex economic and culutural forces. It would make just as much sense to