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Sandy Kress /Guest Blogger

Sandy Kress served as senior advisor to President Bush on Education with respect to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Mr. Kress previously served as president of the board of trustees of the Dallas Public Schools. He has served on two statewide committees to recommend improvements to Texas public education. His practice focuses on public law and policy at the state and national levels.

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Response to: Building Consensus Behind ESEA Reauthorization

When Congress takes up reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, whether in 2010 or later, the results will define the nation's education policy for years to come. One of the challenges is reconciling sharp differences about how ...

NCES report on ed progress

The National Center for Education Statistics just released a report on the latest results regarding achievement gaps between white and black students. Here's the site of the executive summary:http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2009455....

When is Enough Enough?

Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott decided that he had had enough. This week he ordered Pearce Middle School in Austin "closed." Now, mind you - this does not mean that the building will actually be closed or shuttered up. It means ...

Arne Duncan Says It Straight to the NEA

I applaud the Secretary for being sober, serious, and direct about needed reforms in his speech this week to the NEA, the nation's largest teachers' union. http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/07/07022009.html While he offered up a fair sh...

Race to the Top, or Political Slush Fund?

Race to the Top, or Political Slush Fund? US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is about to issue rules and guidance on how he will distribute $4 billion (that's billion with a "b"!) to states as incentives for reforms the stimulus act deems i...

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