Is it finally the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind? Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced late last week that if Congress does not overhaul the ten-year old federal education law known as No Child Left Behind in the next few months, he will do it himself. His plan? To give states waivers from … [Read more...]
Kids Make Origami Cranes
For the past month, kids around the world were challenged to create 100,000 Paper Cranes for Japan. Today, the hard-working volunteers at Students Rebuild counted the one millionth crane, dramatically exceeding the goal and inspiring a $400,000 donation to rebuild schools from the Bezos Family … [Read more...]
Summary WC Education Budget Speech
Minister Grant presented the budget speech for the provincial Department of Education earlier today. Below is a summary of the highlights of the speech. The provision of a quality education is fundamental to this government's overarching vision of an open opportunity society for all. The importance attached to … [Read more...]
Sutton Trust seeks US-style fund
Education charity the Sutton Trust is to oversee a new US-style endowment fund to help England's most disadvantaged children succeed. It will work with another charity, the Impetus Trust, to manage the £125m government-backed Education Endowment Fund. … [Read more...]