Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress. Volume 11, Number 19

Overview & Synopsis

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) U.S. Senators Harkin and Enzi Release Draft Language to Revise NCLB: Senate Committee to Consider Draft Containing Important Provisions for Nation's High Schools; (2) What's the Scenario?: U.S. Department of Education Releases Additional Details on Fiscal Year 2012 Funding Levels; (3) Education for Tomorrow's Jobs: New Legislation Would Combine Rigorous College Prep with Workplace Experience; (4) Gov. Bob Wise Announces Digital Learning Day, February 1, 2012: First National Day Around Digital Learning to Be Focused on Personalized Learning and Effective Teaching; and (5) "Education at a Glance": New OECD Report Finds That Education Pays in the United States More So Than in Most Countries. (Contains 2 footnotes.)