(This post was written by guest blogger Julia Martin, legislative director of the Brustein & Manasevit law firm.) In the frenzy leading up to this November’s elections, it’s easy to feel like everyone in Washington is running for reelection. But…
Category Archives: Early Learning
Book’em, Danno
January 12, 2012 – 2:27 pm
If Secretary Duncan went to Hawaii for Christmas vacation, I doubt anyone threw him a luau. The Department of Education has placed the Aloha state on “high risk” status because of its inability to make “adequate progress” toward meeting the…
Where Have You Gone, Ed-Tech?
October 18, 2011 – 5:10 pm
Looking over all of the programs that have been defunded at the federal level over the past few years, and the ones proposed to be cut, among the ones I regret the most is Title II-D. Title II-D — otherwise…
Nixon’s Shadow
August 19, 2011 – 8:00 am
In a letter dated Jan. 20, 1972, President Richard Nixon wrote that “one of the greatest challenges this Nation faces today is the need to reform our system of financing public education.” The solution he was considering, and which his…
My Life as a Title I Lemon Aide
July 27, 2011 – 10:39 am
When life hands you lemons… Well, you know the rest. But in this case, I was the lemon. My very first job in education was as a Title I aide. Among my duties, I was more or less responsible for…
You Can Have Your Say, But Only If You Act Now!
July 6, 2011 – 12:59 pm
I understand the need for expediency when pushing out criteria for a competition like the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, but only allowing 11 days for public comment — with the first three encompassing a holiday weekend — seems…