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  • U.S. Department of Education Communications Chief Joins Whiteboard Advisors
    By Jenna Schuette Talbot
    January 14, 2013

    Drawing upon decades of experience in communications strategy and education policy, Peter Cunningham will advise the firm’s clients, which include leading education investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and government leaders.

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  • State Tech Directors Bring Together Information on Policies and Practice
    By Austin Dannhaus
    January 9, 2013

    The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has created an online repository of information on state policies and practices with the goal of providing actional information to state leaders leading school reform and improvement efforts. Read more

  • What We're Reading: Business & Education
    By Jenna Schuette Talbot
    January 7, 2013

    For those of you still catching up on edu-reading after the holidays, here's a must-read. Target's Laysha Ward wrote an insightful Huffington Post piece on what businesses can do to support public education. Read more

  • A First Look at the Fiscal Cliff and Education
    By John Bailey
    January 2, 2013

    Education will avoid widescale cuts for now, as Congress passed legislation that will postpone sequestration until March. At first glance, this bill offers both positive news and a few unknowns for education. Read more

  • Winning RTT-D Applications Posted
    By Rachel Vessey Gibson
    January 2, 2013

    The 16 winning Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) applications have been posted. They are available here. In addition, this website also includes the winners' scores and comments. Together, these documents provide rich insights into the winning districts' plans and goals. 

    If you haven't already, be sure to check out our previous post on RTT-D, which includes a map of all finalists, to find more information on the winners.

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  • 2013: The Year of the Teacher in Virginia
    By Jenna Schuette Talbot
    December 20, 2012

    In 2013, Governor McDonnell will propose incentives, improved professional support and a streamlined process for dismissing teachers who are not doing well in Virginia.  Read more

  • Cliff Notes: The Education Policy Cliff of 2014
    By David DeSchryver
    December 13, 2012

    The 2012 fiscal cliff will have serious implications for education funding, but the upcoming 2014 policy cliff may have an even more significant impact on education.    Read more

  • RTT-D Winners Announced
    By Rachel Vessey Gibson
    December 10, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Education has announced the sixteen winners of the Race to the Top District (RTT-D) competition, the Department's latest competitive grant program, which will focus on personalized learning at the district level. These districts include a number of consortia applicants. All in all, a total of 55 districts are represented in this winning group, hailing from 11 states and the District of Columbia. Read more

  • Sequestration Briefing featuring Bipartisan Policy Center's Steve Bell
    By Neal Urwitz
    December 6, 2012

    Whiteboard Advisors will host a briefing on the politics and budget implications of sequestration.  RSVP required. Read more

  • Race to the Top-District Mapped Out
    By David DeSchryver
    December 5, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Education announced that 61 applications have been selected as finalists for the Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) competition. The 2012 RTT-D program will provide close to $400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student for success in college and careers. Read more

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