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May 2013 Insider: Tracking Measures, Growing Headwinds for Common Core, and Prospects for Administration Policy Proposals

May 14, 2013

In our May survey, we have asked Insiders to weigh in on the state of Common Core, in light of several recent developments including the RNC resolution, Randi Weingarten's suggested moratorium, and Senator Grassley's amendment. Read more
House Education Hearing on ESEA

By Jenna Schuette Talbot

May 9, 2013

A common theme heard from both House Committee members and witnesses was the desire for more regulator and fiscal flexibility at the state and district level. Read more
April 2013 Education Insider: Tracking Measures, Common Core Materials, and Other Timely Topics in Education

April 10, 2013

This month's Insider focuses on a range of education topics including Common Core, parental engagement, and California districts' ESEA waiver. Read more
Don't Hold Your Breath: Waivers & ESEA Reauthorization

By Jenna Schuette Talbot and Rachel Vessey Gibson

February 8, 2013

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) convened a full committee hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Education’s waiver process, which gives states relief from certain provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read more
US Department of Education Releases ESEA Flexibility Publications

By Jessica Slocum

January 25, 2013

Whiteboard Advisors has been closely following state plans made through ESEA flexibility waivers, and we are pleased to share some additional information that the U.S. Department of Education recently released. Read more
December 2012 Education Insider: Tracking Measures, Assessment Consortia, Student Surveys, and Multi‐State Advocacy Groups

December 19, 2012

This month's Insider focuses on the progress of Common Core assessments, the use of tudent surveys in teacher evaluations, and the success of education advocacy groups. Read more
November 2012 Education Insider: Election Impact, Sequestration, Federal Policy, and Testing

November 15, 2012

This month's Education Insider survey includes both pre-election and post-election questions regarding the election's impact on state policy, sequestration, and testing. Read more
ESEA Waiver Overview

August 30, 2012

Over the last six months, 33 states have received waivers from major provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—or No Child Left Behind (NCLB)—under a program initiated by the United States Department of Education in late 2011. Whiteboard Advisors’ summary chart features the 26 states whose applications were approved as of mid-July 2012, when this analysis was conducted.

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The Parent App

By David DeSchryver

October 17, 2012

What happened to parental involvement? The idea has been incubating. In 2002, NCLB got ahead of itself. The premise was right, but the data and the tools were not yet ready. That has changed. Read more
When is a Mandate not a Mandate?

By Peter Cookson

July 27, 2012

Gene Hickok’s July 17th blog got me to thinking: When is a US Department of Education mandate not a mandate? If the provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are the key to unlocking the doors to a secret education kingdom wereall children are above average - by 2014 no less - how come it’s so easy to opt out? Is there an escape clause in NCLB that is written in invisible ink saying, “You are required to conform to the regulations of the Department, unless you don’t want to?” Read more

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