Read more Department of Education stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1657/department-of-education.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70878/rights-new-quarry-gay-ed-appointee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of President Obama’s appointees to the Department of Education has become the latest target for conservatives emboldened by the departures of green-jobs adviser Van Jones and others. Assistant deputy secretary Kevin Jennings is accused of neglecting to report a statutory rape case when he was a teacher in Massachusetts...http://www.newser.com/story/70878/rights-new-quarry-gay-ed-appointee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 21:30:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70471/obama-wants-more-school-less-summer-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWell, Barack Obama’s approval rating just plummeted in the K-12 demographic. The president is calling for longer school days and a shorter summer break, arguing that it’s a necessary step to catch up with kids from around the world. The president admits they’re “not wildly popular ideas. Not with Malia...http://www.newser.com/story/70471/obama-wants-more-school-less-summer-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:09:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68641/school-speech-uproar-shows-country-divided.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen George HW Bush gave a televised address to a public school in 1991 and urged schools around the country to show it in class, no one much cared. When President Obama announced plans to do the same, he drew outrage and comparisons to Chairman Mao. That’s America in 2009....http://www.newser.com/story/68641/school-speech-uproar-shows-country-divided.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:44:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68249/online-colleges-ready-for-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe educational establishment has been slow to accept online colleges as serious teaching institutions—programs like the University of Phoenix are commonly dismissed as “diploma mills.” But a new study by the Department of Education shows that, in many cases, students perform better with e-learning than in a traditional college...http://www.newser.com/story/68249/online-colleges-ready-for-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:50:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64224/ooops-chicago-schools-not-the-miracle-obama-claimed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArne Duncan isn’t quite the miracle worker Barack Obama made him out to be, according to a new study from a Chicago civic group. When Obama introduced his nominee for education secretary, he boasted that Duncan had boosted elementary school test results “From 38% of students meeting the standards to...http://www.newser.com/story/64224/ooops-chicago-schools-not-the-miracle-obama-claimed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 8:26:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62558/obama-razes-no-child-schoolhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA model of a little red schoolhouse used to promote the launch of the federal policy "No Child Left Behind" is no more, the Washington Post reports. In a highly symbolic move, the structure at the entrance of the Department of Education and policy logos of the Bush administration education...http://www.newser.com/story/62558/obama-razes-no-child-schoolhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 4:05:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58003/obama-kicks-off-radical-college-aid-revamp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s education proposals have taken a backseat to the economy and health care, but the changes he proposes in student lending are about to ignite a fierce lobbying battle, the Washington Post reports. Obama’s plan to move all federal funds for student lending to the Department of Education and...http://www.newser.com/story/58003/obama-kicks-off-radical-college-aid-revamp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 12:05:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56874/duncan-to-schools-uncle-sam-is-watching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStates should be careful when spending their stimulus education windfall, because Uncle Sam will be watching, the US education secretary writes in the Wall Street Journal. “We will require an honest assessment of key issues like teacher quality, student performance, college readiness, and the number of charter schools,” Arne Duncan...http://www.newser.com/story/56874/duncan-to-schools-uncle-sam-is-watching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 12:11:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49164/150b-stimulus-to-double-education-budget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stimulus plan before Congress today more than doubles the Department of Education's budget, reports the New York Times. An unprecedented extra $150 billion in federal aid would provide funds for nearly every aspect of education, from school construction to college grants. Opponents and backers alike agree that the injection...http://www.newser.com/story/49164/150b-stimulus-to-double-education-budget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 6:15:20 CST