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Editor's Note Thumbnail Image Anne Wujcik
Editor February 05, 2010 —
I’m on a steep learning curve this week as I try to sort through the changes and adjustments included in President Obama’s 2011 budget request . Overall, the Department of Education’s discretionary budget for K-12 programs would grow by $3.5 billion, with an additional $1 billion reserve that could be requested in a budget amendment keyed to the reauthorization of the ESEA.
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She Snoops
for Scoops Thumbnail Image Vicki Smith Bigham February 05, 2010 —
Hey there – happy Friday, everyone! The Snoop had business in Las Vegas this week - all business, I am afraid, but nice to meet up with some friends and meet some new ones, too. I am looking forward to the weekend and hope you are as well, but first, here come your scoops....
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Community Insights The Missing Half Hour: India Rising
Nelson Heller, President, EdNET at MDR
December 07, 2009 —
New Delhi, India - We had been here less than 24 hours when we discovered that our carefully reset watches were off by half an hour. No one I've asked has been able to explain this quirk of the single time zone covering of the entire country. It's probably a long-ago compromise between two zones that would've otherwise spanned the sub continent. It probably doesn't matter. Even in this brief time, it strikes me as a wonderful metaphor for this nation with one massive foot in the third world and another solidly fixed in the first - maybe even ahead of the first.
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Feature Stories

President's Education Budget Signals Bold Changes for ESEA

U.S. Department of Education — Monday, February 01, 2010 President Obama's 2011 education budget signals a bold new direction for federal K-12 education policy with more competitive funding, more flexibility and a focus on the reforms likely to have the greatest impact on student success. Read more.

New Analysis Suggests Teachers' Voices Do Not Have a Strong Influence on the Policy Agenda

Public Agenda — Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The Retaining Teacher Talent study, a nationwide study conducted by Learning Point Associates and Public Agenda, suggests that what teachers think are good indicators of effectiveness--and what they think will make them more effective--are not always aligned with current priorities in education policy. Read more.