Advocating for Arts Education – Bridging Differences – Education Week
Today Deborah Meier and Joe Nathan discuss the value of, and advocacy for, education in the arts. Joe begins and Deb responds. Dear Deb: Before making budget decisions for the coming year, I hope...
View ArticleMore States Seek Flexibility in Accountability for ELLs – Learning the...
Last year, Florida pushed the U.S. Department of Education for major flexibility on what had been a hard-and-fast rule of the No Child Left Behind Act, even under waivers: Test results for English...
View ArticleShark Week to feature beneficiary of WAVE Foundation at Newport Aquarium
“There will be some Shark Week appearances that were partly made possible by the WAVE Foundation,” said Dr. Craig O’Connell, co-founder of the O’Seas Conservation Foundation (OCF). “If it wasn’t for...
View ArticleConnecticut Wins Flexibility in Accountability for ELLs – Learning the...
And now there are 31. The U.S. Department of Education just approved seven additional renewals of state flexibility from the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act. The states are: Alabama, Arizona,...
View ArticleCharter Operator BASIS Opening Private School in China – Marketplace K-12 –...
BASIS, a charter school network that has garnered widespread attention for its demanding math- and science-focused curriculum, is planning an ambitious expansion—in China, through the opening of a new...
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Foreign Language Policies: Is Everyone Else Really Speaking English? – Global...
Only 25% of Americans speak a second language. We rest on our laurels as speakers of English, believing that everyone else is learning our language—the language of business. And in many countries...
View ArticleCollege of Creative Arts Events Digest: Week of Aug. 31
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information about ticketed events, call (304) 293-SHOW. For information about any College of Creative Arts event, call the...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Schools to Offer Seal of Biliteracy – Learning the Language –...
Students in the Miami-Dade schools in Florida who master two or more languages will earn special recognition that will appear on their transcripts. The district’s school board voted this week to allow...
View ArticleCalifornia to Step Up Oversight of English-Learner Services – Learning the...
The California Department of Education has agreed to strengthen oversight of school district efforts to help the state’s 1.4 million English-language learners. As part of a new watchdog process, state...
View ArticleArizona Alters Mandatory English-Only Immersion Program – Learning the...
Arizona’s education department will now allow schools districts to cut the time some English-language learners spend in a mandatory, four-hour block of English-language instruction. State officials say...
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