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Blaschke on Federal Funding

A+ Advice for Parents

4/15/08 - Reading First Developments

3/4/08 - Funding Alert: USED Announces Preliminary State Title I Formula Allocations for School Year 2008-09

12/18/07 - NEA releases its practice guide for teachers and district policy makers

9/18/07 - Early Intervening Services Given High Priority in House's Proposed NCLB Reauthoritization

8/21/07 - Math Now Compared with the Reading First Model

3/20/07 - New Office of Inspector General Report Identifies New Areas of USED Mismanagement and Lack Of Controls Over the Reading First Program

10/06:Reading First Districts Attribute Increases to Reading First Instructional Programs and Assessment Systems

9/06:New GAO Report Recommends More Flexibility in Guidelines for SES

8/06:USED Non-Regulatory Guidance Creates New "Set Aside" and Clarifies Reallocation of Unspent Earmarks

7/06:Terms Under Which an "Affiliated Entity" Can Provide Supplemental Educational Services to Districts Identified for Improvement

6/06:New USED Study Confirms Targeting of Schools Identified for Improvement as Best Prospects for New Adoption/Purchasing of Math or Reading Curricula

2/06:Title I Budget Cut and District Funding Allocation Uncertainties

1/06:Early Intervening Services Update:  Large Districts Are Most Likely to Be Required to Allocate 15 Percent of IDEA Flow-Through Funds For EIS

12/05:New GAO Report on Title II A Finds Districts Focusing on Professional Development

11/05:GAO Investigation's Impact on Reading First and Other Ed Initiatives

10/05:Districts with Over-Representation of Minorities in Existing Special Education Programs Must Allocate 15 Percent of IDEA Funding For Prereferral or Early Intervening Services

9/05:"Newest CEP Survey Finds Funding and Other Support For Remediation and Exit Exam Test Preparation Increasing With Significant Growth in Use of Online Delivery

7/05:"Technology Counts 2005" Reports on State Funding and Related Trends:  Looking Behind the Numbers

5/05:Whitehurst on the What Works Clearinghouse: "We Have A Long Way To Go"

4/05:House Republican Leadership Releases Guide to "Frequently Asked Questions" about Newly-Reauthorized IDEA

3/05:Most States Are Seeking Amendments to Their Accountability and Assessment Plans to "Fix" Problems Created By NCLB Provisions and USED Interpretations Using New Strategies

2/05:Under Secretary Spellings, USED May Encourage Supplemental Educational Services as First Alternative for Students in Identified Schools

12/04:In New IDEA Reauthorization Congress Suggests Supplementals do Not Have to Meet the Gold Bar of Scientifically Based Research

11/04:Conservative Fordham Foundation Calls for Abolishing Textbook Adoption Process and/or Radically Reforming Processes Currently Used in 22 States

10/04:“Improvement” Amendments to NCLB Would Have a Major Impact on Supplemental Education Services, AYP, and Related Mandates

5/04:States Seeking USED Approval for Exceeding the One Percent Cap on Alternative Assessments

3/04:New Center for Education Policy Survey Finds Implementation of Scientifically-Based Research (SBR) A Low Priority

2/04:Congress Finally Passes FY 2004 Education Budget while the Administration Proposes the FY 2005 Budget

1/04:New Research Synthesis Finds After-School or Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs Improve Student Math and Reading Scores

12/03:State Legislators Address NCLB Implementation and State Budget Deficits

10/03: FY 2004 Education Appropriation Likely to Include Lowest Increase in Several Years

9/03: Preliminary Design of National Evaluation of Technology Use Effectiveness Mandated by Congress Will Focus Narrowly on Reading and Math Improvement

8/03: In USED's Final Title I Allocations, Some States Are Winners, Some Receive Cuts

4/03: Report Finds Using Computers in Science Instruction Raises Scores; New NCES Survey Sizes Up Public School Pre-Kindergarten Niche

3/03: In the FY 2003 Education Appropriation, Sales Opportunities in Title I and 'Pork'

2/03: CEP Report Reflects Reality of Implementing NCLB Ideas

12/02: Opposition to Some NCLB Provisions Arises; Publishers Take Note

11/02: Title I Final Regulations by December, Other Guidance Shortly, Says USED

10/02: New Guidance on Title V Gives LEAs More Say in Allocating Funds

8/02: President’s Commission Recommends Changes--But Not Mandatory Funding--for 'IDEA'

7/02: New State Plan Regulations Likely to be Another Blow Against Technology

5/02: E.D. Suggests “Reasonableness” in Implementing Title I

4/02: Title I Rise to Boost Extended Learning and Community Schools

12/01: Many Schools to Benefit from Likely Change in Title I 

11/01: New Survey Findings Help Target After-School Program

10/01: Study Identifies Best Practices to Close Achievement Gaps

9/01: State-Level Working Group to Connect Special Ed and Title I

8/01: New NCEO Report on Implementation of IDEA Provisions

7/01: Bush Wants Radical Surgery On E-Rate

5/01: CEO Forum Provides Cogent Recommendations on Technology Policy; NCES Releases Early Estimates on K-12 Statistics for School Year 2000-01

4/01: House Bill Closer to Bush On ESEA and Ed Tech Than Senate's 

3/01: Bush on Assessment and Accountability: Implications for Vendors; E-Rate Delays are Good News for Publishers

12/00: New 'Impact Aid' Funds Technology Purchases in Rural Counties

11/3/08 - 'Texting' mom's patience

10/20/08 - Teaching behavior resolution an easy SEL

8/18/08 - Prep your preschooler to overcome the 'jitters'

6/30/08 - What did I do this summer? Campaign

6/16/08 - Don't let your kids ride the 'summer slide'

5/19/08 - Charter a course toward solid education

5/6/08 - Testing the life out of learning

4/1/08 - Teaching offers a valuable life lesson

3/18/08 - PE decline weakens a child's learning

2/19/08 - Helping the 'fidgeters'

2/5/08 - Going beyond round-robin reading strategies

12/4/07 - Don't get caught up in college rankings

11/20/07 - Parents are the first teachers

11/6/07 - Don't stop reading aloud with children

10/5/07 - Are NAEPs really important?

9/18/07 - How to pick books your young child will enjoy

9/4/07 - Weighing a transfer to a small charter school

8/7/07 - Can I request a teacher conference before classes start?

7/24/07 - Learning and laughter beat summer boredom blahs

7/10/07 - Leave baby talk in the crib

6/25/07 - Summer an education for students with learning disabilities

6/5/07 - Reading: Use it or lose it

5/15/07 - End of school year a time to reflect

5/1/07 - Fight back against cyber-bullying

4/17/07 - Libraries troubled by parental censorship

4/3/07 - Build vocabulary for future success

3/6/07 - Why are you testing my kindergartener's literacy skills?

2/20/07 - The world is an education, too

2/6/07 - Are teen mentoring programs safe?

1/23/07 - What's best for your super-smart kid?

12/19/06 - Video games an investment in family

12/5/06 - RTI helps students with special needs

11/21/06 - Tall tales equal better language skills

11/7/06 - Kids can read what they please

10/3/06 - Kids learn to read at their own pace

9/5/06 - Structure the key to focused students

8/1/06 - Reading: it's not all downhill after age 8!

7/6/06 - Alternate route the right way for math teachers

5/2/06 - Proper placement healthy for child's educational development

4/18/06 - Gardening: A fun service-learning activity

4/4/06 - Celebrating rights of passage with teens

3/7/06 - Rereading builds fluency

2/7/06 - Five tips for time-pressed parents

12/6/05 - Can uniforms help or hurt schools?

11/1/05 - How to make reading a fun celebration

10/18/05 - Biographies can encourage timid readers

9/20/05 - How to calm a child's fears of disaster

8/16/05 - Girls can be taught to be tech-savvy

8/2/05 - Three R's for back-to-school success? Rest, routine, and readiness

6/21/05 - Setting limits on TV and video games

5/17/05 - Teaching kids about healthy food serves a purpose

4/21/05 - A time to let teachers know you say thanks

3/15/05 - Write on the money -- some steps to sharpen skills

2/15/05 - Science fair more easily digested with parental help

1/11/05 - How to help kids deal with horrific news

1/3/05 - Vacation breaks - it's all in the timing

12/21/04 - Should Kids Study Over the Holidays?

11/16/04 - Today's PTAs are about more than bake sales

11/8/04 - Tough teacher or sensitive child?

11/1/04 - Will my son ever outgrow 'Captain Underpants?'

10/25/04 - Make the most out of a parent-teacher conference

 

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