Winners of Competition to Improve Student Assessments

Tue, June 29, 2010 12:04 PM
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Winners of Competition to Improve Student Assessments
Secretary Duncan announced two winning applications composed of 44 states and D.C. to develop a new generation of math and language arts tests for 3rd grade through high school.
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Courage in the Classroom

Tue, August 24, 2010 1:53 PM
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See videos and blog posts from Secretary Duncan's back-to-school bus tour across 8 states.
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America’s Standing Among Nations Relies on Great Teachers

Thu, August 26, 2010 10:22 AM
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America’s Standing Among Nations Relies on Great Teachers
If America is to regain its pre-eminence in education, we owe it to our teachers to share with them useful data and feedback, Secretary Duncan said in a speech in Little Rock, Arkansas. See video clips. Read the speech.
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Race to the Top Winners

Tue, August 24, 2010 12:26 PM
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Secretary Duncan announced that nine states and D.C. have won grants in the second phase of the Race to the Top competition.
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Fri, September 3, 2:31 PM
Students Quiz Secretary

Secretary Duncan took questions from high school students on the Sept. 2 edition of NPR's "Talk of the Nation."

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Fri, September 3, 8:39 AM
Courage in the Classroom: Trip Report

Back in Washington after an 8-state bus tour, Secretary Duncan summarized the trip and his impressions.

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Thu, September 2, 4:18 PM
Bursting the Bubble Tests

Almost everywhere Secretary Duncan goes, complaints about "bubble tests" bubble up. The new Race to the Top assessment grants aim to give teachers the assessments they've been asking for.

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Thu, September 2, 4:18 AM
Remembering the Titans

Secretary Duncan joined more than 1,000 educators at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, to help kickoff their school year.

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Wed, September 1, 3:01 PM
A Small Rural School

On the second day of school, first-year teacher Kelley Settelen was exactly where she wanted to be—teaching math in a small rural school where she could get to know each of her students and their families.

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Practice Guides for Educators
Recommendations on ways to organize instruction, use data, reduce behavior problems, help students struggling with reading and math, and address other common challenges.
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Teaching Resources
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Help for Haiti
Find ways to help provide assistance to Haiti. Share what your school, college, or organization is doing.
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Enrolling Uninsured Kids in Health Care

Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan announced a national coalition to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years.

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Support for Education Jobs

Alabama, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Tennessee are among the states that will receive funding to support education jobs.

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Beyond the Bubble Tests

Read Secretary Duncan's remarks to state leaders about Race to the Top Assessment winners and the next generation of assessments.

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Joint Agreement for New Orleans Recovery

Secretary Duncan and other Obama administration officials announced a $1.8 billion agreement to help renovate and rebuild schools in New Orleans.

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Back to School Tour

Secretary Duncan is taking a bus tour to visit schools, honor and listen to teachers, meet with parents and students, and highlight success. See video, photos, and stories in the blog.

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Remarks in Little Rock

Secretary Duncan discussed his Back to School Tour and the Obama Administration's education agenda, and he thanked America's teachers -- "our unsung heroes" -- in Little Rock, AR.

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