Slow SIG Process Leaves Lower-Performing Schools Scrambling

By Amy Buffenbarger U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called for bold and aggressive reforms when he announced the final requirements for the $3.5 billion Title I School Improvement Grants (SIG) program last December. But as the school year approaches, many lower-performing schools still don’t know whether they will receive grants to fund their planned reforms. [...]

Eskelsen Joins CA Rep. Judy Chu and AFT’s Weingarten in Plan to Strengthen Schools

By Amy Buffenbarger Congresswoman Judy Chu (D- CA) unveiled her plan to improve the nation’s education system, proposing a new framework for school improvement models to be included in the reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary and Education Act (No Child Left Behind). “The current models emphasize firing and closing. I want to change the discussion [...]

Digging Into the Alphabet Soup of Education Policy

By Will Potter Can’t tell your RTTT from your AYP? Here is a quick primer to help decipher the alphabet soup of education policy. ESEA The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 was one of the key pillars of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. It created the Title I federal aid program [...]