en-us http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/ Education News http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/12566/Quality_of_Evaluations_Draws_New_Attention_As_Stimulus_AidFlows.html The nation' s oft-criticized systems for evaluating the quality of its educator workforce are poised to receive increased scrutiny, thanks to an Obama administration plan to require school districts to disclose how many teachers perform well or poorly.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/Kk9kdyij9FU" height="1" width="1"/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:19:01 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/1895/Full_Appeals_Court_to_Reconsider_Ruling_That_Revived_NCLBSuit.html A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine a ruling by a panel of the court that revived a lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act for imposing unfunded mandates on states and school districts. Wed, 7 May 2008 14:11:22 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/1896/Debate_Emerges_Over_Proposed_Rules_on_SES_Choice.html If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act. Wed, 7 May 2008 14:11:22 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/1897/US_Ed_Dept_to_Hold_Hearings_on_Proposed_Changes_to_NCLB.html The rules would set a uniform method of calculating graduation rates. Wed, 7 May 2008 14:11:22 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/1898/Debate_Emerges_Over_Proposed_NCLB_Rules_on_Tutoring_Choice.html If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act. Wed, 7 May 2008 14:11:22 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/26167/Advocates_Weigh_Obamas_Commitment_to_Early_Ed.html Excitement cooled after a high-profile early-education proposal failed to gain traction, but hopes now turn to ESEA reauthorization. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:51:28 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/27015/Senate_Panel_Weighs_Standards_ESEA_Renewal.html As they consider how to go forward in reauthorizing the law, members mull how the push for common academic standards fits into the picture. Thu, 6 May 2010 19:00:20 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/27016/Needs_of_Whole_Child_May_Factor_in_ESEA_Renewal.html Lawmakers and the Obama administration weigh the need to include a range of important support services amid fiscal pressures. Thu, 6 May 2010 19:00:20 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/5291/Consensus_on_Learning_Time_Builds.html Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future' ”and fearful that standard school hours don' t offer enough time to do so' ”educators, policymakers, and community activists are adding more learning time to children' s lives. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:16:51 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/5292/NCLB_Testing_Said_to_Give_Illusions_of_Progress.html A Harvard testing expert argues that teaching to the test, strategic reallocation of teaching talent, and other factors are producing scores on state tests that are substantially better than students' actual mastery of the material. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:16:51 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/15919/Branding_Education_GovernmentStyle.html Shawn Maureen Powers examines titles and catchphrases from federal education efforts, and what their development means for our current approach to school reform.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/OoSBFUByLJo" height="1" width="1"/ Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:28:58 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/19557/LowPerforming_Ill_Students_Not_Tested.html Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:14:31 EST 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/21974/Proficient_Readers_Need_Good_School_Libraries.html America won't reach its reading goals without strong school libraries, writes Gaby Chapman, and they won't exist without concerted efforts to save them. Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:40:50 EST 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/9283/We_Must_Do_Better_Duncan_Says_in_Confirmation_Hearing.html What remains unclear, as Arne Duncan prepares to take the helm of the Department of Education, is where he would take federal education policy over the next four years,img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/519510999" height="1" width="1"/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:28:10 EST 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/9284/As_Bush_Spellings_Exit_They_Put_Last_Signatures_on_NoChild_Left_Behind.html Outgoing Secretary Spellings approves more states for flexibility and tells each state where it stands under the federal education law.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/519511000" height="1" width="1"/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:28:10 EST 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/9285/New_Reports_Track_No_Child_Left_Behind_Progress.html The U.S. Department of Education has published three new evaluations of separate portions of the 7-year-old No Child Left Behind Act.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/519510998" height="1" width="1"/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:28:10 EST 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/13819/Harkin_Skeptical_on_Title_I_Grant_Shift.html Cutting grants to districts while boosting school improvement grants could cause troubles down the road, Education Secretary Arne Duncan is warned at a Senate hearing.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/NWBJMBDV3eg" height="1" width="1"/ Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:08:03 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/13820/Grade_Inflation_Seen_in_Teacher_Evaluations.html A survey of more than 15,000 teachers found that more than nine in 10 tenured teachers were deemed to have met local standards.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/6nTAhc65A4c" height="1" width="1"/ Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:08:03 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/30019/Fewer_NM_Schools_Meet_Student_Improvement_Goals.html Wed, 4 Aug 2010 05:17:36 EDT 1 http://www.tutoring-services.org/education-news/stories/30020/SC_Schools_Make_Progress_in_Annual_Federal_Report.html Wed, 4 Aug 2010 05:17:36 EDT 1