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Updated : Everything You Need to Know About President Obama?s Blueprint for College Affordability Cross-posted from the White House Blog. In theState of the Union, President Obama made a point to talk about two critically important trends when it comes to education. First, if you look at unemployment rates broken down by education level, ? Continue reading ? Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:15:47 EST i3 Grant Puts ?I? in Team As a 9th grade counselor at St. Louis Park Senior High School in suburban Minneapolis, Angie Jebarek was jarred by the 45 percent failure rate posted by the school?s freshmen in 1998. She responded to the challenge by developing a ? Continue reading ? Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:59 EST #AskFAFSA Office Hours with ED?s Martha Kanter With many schools? FAFSA deadlines quickly approaching, FAFSA season is heating up. Last night, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter took to Twitter to answer some pressing questions students & parents had about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:39:14 EST Nevada District Finds Success in Turning Around Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of vising Dilworth STEM Academy for 7th and 8th graders in Sparks, Nevada to meet with Washoe County School District (WCSD) leadership and school staff. This district serves 63,000 and has had amazing success ? Continue reading ? Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:45:30 EST Teachers Want to Lead the Transformation of their Profession ?Teachers matter.So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let?s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones.In return, grant schools flexibility: To teach with creativity ? Continue reading Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:36:58 EST Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the New MDRC Study, \'Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City\'s Small Public High Schools of Choice\' ?This new, rigorous study by MDRC of New York City?s ambitious experiment with small public high schools underscores the great potential to replace failing schools for disadvantaged students with schools that instead narrow achievement and attainment gaps. MDRC?s study is important and encouraging on several fronts. Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:56:08 EST How Will You Pay for College? If you need help paying for college, Federal Student Aid can help. Each year, Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, provides more than $150 billion in higher education grants and loans to students attending college?but ? Continue reading ? Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:21:08 EST |