Tuesday, July 13, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. Harlem Children Zone founder (and EEP Signatory) Geoffrey Canada sits down with Harvard economics professor Roland Fryer to discuss race and school achievement in the US at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival (video).

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Monday, July 12, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. President of National Council of La Raza and EEP Co-Chair Janet Murgía writes in the Huffington Post today about preparing Latino high school students with the skills they need to “transition into college and later compete in a competitive workforce.” Also, Janet Murgía is now on twitter, and you should follow her @jmurguia_nclr!

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Friday, July 9, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. EdWeek reports that 23 states have adopted Common Core Standards for English and Math, and few are finding significant opposition in the process.

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Thursday, July 8, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. U.S. Representative (and EEP Signatory) Jared Polis (D-CO) pens an op-ed with State Senator Michael Johnston (D-Denver) for the Denver Post urging Congress not to “gut” education reform, saying that “the proposed cuts represent a major step backward” instead of pushing education forward.

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Last week, the U.S. House passed legislation with a provision that threatens the immense progress we have made under this president and Congress toward improving educational outcomes for all children. 

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. The Alliance for Excellent Education estimates the economic benefits of reducing the dropout rate among students of color in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform.  The debate rages on over on Capitol Hill regarding Chairman Obey’s proposed cuts to President Obama’s signature education reform initiatives.  The Times has a comprehensive analysis of the story, including its many politics angles, ending with our own Joel Klein urging Congress to find the contested $800 million elsewhere, and let Race to the Top “really change the game” of education reform.

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Friday, July 2, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. Despite the best efforts of education reform groups and the threat of a Presidential veto, EdWeek reports that the House of Representatives passed the Edujobs bill with the Obey-led Race to the Top Cut.  The bill now moves to the Senate, so there is still hope that they will be able to find other ways to pay for the jobs package.  Additional coverage from Businessweek , Politico, and the New York Times here.

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Thursday, July 1, 2010 – Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. The Education Equality Project joins Democrats for Education Reform, the Education Trust, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in opposing the Obey amendment that would swipe hundreds of millions of dollars in already-promised education reform funding.

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WASHINGTON (June 30, 2010) – Over the past year, the Obama Administration’s groundbreaking education-reform initiatives have reinvigorated and refocused school-improvement efforts across America. Long before a single dollar was awarded, state after state rose to the challenge and made critical and sometimes long-overdue policy changes just to qualify for new and substantial federal education investments.

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