Posts Tagged ‘Dennis Jones’
Ed Secy Duncan Urges States and Districts to Drive Achievement and Increase Grad Rates as they Trim
by Darrell P. Aaron
March 4, 2011
Citing the “new normal” and impending budget cuts, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged state leaders to boost student achievement despite dwindling resources.
"There is a right way and a wrong way to cut spending, and the most important guiding principle I can offer is to minimize the negative impact on students and seize this opportunity ...
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Putting Money Where the Mouth Is
by Dennis Jones
July 19, 2010
Ways to build momentum for college completion
Among policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as within the philanthropic community, there is an overdue awareness that the U.S. and its constituent states need a more highly educated citizenry and workforce. The country is already well behind several other countries in the proportion of its ...
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