2009年6月18日星期四

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News

Duncan: States could lose out on stimulus cash (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration warned states Thursday it may withhold millions of dollars if they use stimulus money to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools.

Sallie Mae shares gain on government contract (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

AP - The Department of Education has selected student lender Sallie Mae and three other companies to service the $550 billion in outstanding federal student loans and future loans owned by the government.

Charter Schools Might Not Be Better (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 12:45 PM PDT

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, center right, stands with 6th grade students and others at the North Star Academy, a public charter school, in Newark, N.J., Friday, June 5, 2009. Duncan, who visited the school as part of his nationwide 'listening and learning' tour, announced that New Jersey would receive $891 million in federal education stimulus funding. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)U.S. News & World Report - On average, charter schools are not performing as well as their traditional public-school peers, according to a new study that is being called the first national assessment of these school-choice options. The study, conducted by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, compared the reading and math state achievement test scores of students in charter schools in 15 states and the District of Columbia--amounting to 70 percent of U.S. charter school students--to those of their virtual "twins" in regular schools who shared with them certain characteristics. ...

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