ED LECTION 2012

EDUCATION
Pittsburgh Public Schools To Vote On Resolution Opposing Sequestration
By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Under sequestration, automatic federal budget cuts will take place in 2013 unless the U.S. Senate, House and president agree
EDUCATION
Obama Education Policy: Second Term Direction Still Not Clear
By Joy Resmovits
It's a question teachers are asking, with some hoping to see a course correction. Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National
EDUCATION
Julian Castro: Pre-K 4 SA Passage Shows Belief In Education, Opportunity For Future Prosperity
The measure increases the sales tax by one-eighth of a cent, generating about $31 million a year for the Pre-K 4 SA initiative
EDUCATION
Glenda Ritz Wins Superintendent Job In Indiana, Upsetting Republican Incumbent Tony Bennett
By Joy Resmovits
"It was a mandate to basically say that Tony Bennett isn't a good person who doesn't like public education," Bennett added
EDUCATION
Teachers Unions Notch Big Election Wins On State Education Votes
By Reuters, Reuters
Bennett, a Republican, had emerged as a national leader in the bipartisan education reform movement. He pushed to grade schools
EDUCATION
Education Ballot Initiative Results Show Mixed Returns On School Reform
By Joy Resmovits
By 2012, only nine states do not allow for the creation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but can be privately
EDUCATION
Obama's Reelection Is Opportunity For 4 More Years of Building On Education Policy
By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
"It's clear the Obama administration will continue to make education a priority," said Jeffrey Henig, a political scientist
EDUCATION
Education In The Election: How Americans Voted On Key State Funding Measures For Schools
With one eye on the country's next president, voters in several states were also casting their ballots for strong local issues
EDUCATION
Education In the Election: Key State Ballot Measures That The National Education Association Is Tracking (SLIDESHOW)
As voters cast their ballots today, those with an eye on education are keeping tabs on where states are leaning on the numerous
EDUCATION
School 'Politicians' In Mock Elections Promise Good School Lunches, Less Homework
And in middle and high schools elsewhere, issues like better school lunches, amount of homework and number of school trips
EDUCATION
Education A Top Election Issue For Voters, National Education Association Polling Results Show
As election day neared, education has emerged as an unexpected star in the campaign for president. Its issues wiggled their
EDUCATION
Election Day For Students: Manhattan Country School's Kids Ask You To 'Vote For Me Until I Can'
In a push to encourage voter turnout, Manhattan Country School's 5- and 6-year-olds are asking you to "Vote for Me Until
EDUCATION
Education In The Election: Education Became An Unexpected Star In The Campaign
By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
The campaigns repeated their respective arguments that their candidate would be the one to repair the country's school system
EDUCATION
Mitt Romney Makes Education Pitch In Final Days Before Election
By Sabrina Siddiqui and Joy Resmovits
"If I'm president of the United States, instead of just giving lip service to improving our schools, I will actually put
EDUCATION
Education In The Election: Ballot Initiatives Could Transform State Education Policies
By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's HechingerEd blog. Florida: A ballot initiative in Florida, if passed
EDUCATION
State Education Chiefs: Should They Be Appointed Or Elected?
By Ben Wieder, Stateline
Ritz describes Bennett’s policies, many of which rely on results from high-stakes standardized testing, as part of a “pass
EDUCATION
Education In The Election: What Does Loving Teachers Have To Do With Foreign Policy?
By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
"I think we all love teachers," Schieffer interjected. Romney has tried to close the youth gap between himself and Obama
EDUCATION
Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Weighs In On Michigan's Proposal 2
By Joy Resmovits
The contribution fits into the broader picture of non-Republican education groups supporting measures that don't directly
EDUCATION
Teachers Push Pro-Obama Message In Swing States As Election Nears
By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
Many of Frank's most dedicated volunteers are retired teachers, who have more time to give. The OFT held a summer training
EDUCATION
Standardized Testing And Education: How Do We Overcome The Achievement Gap For An Effective Education System?
"We're making sure that we are putting into our curriculum occasions where students are actually seeing themselves not only
EDUCATION
Mitt Romney's 'I Love Teachers' Remark Spurs Fake Valentine From Union
By Joy Resmovits
The graphic is part of the union's get-out-the-vote efforts, which have so far mobilized 481,000 members to work on initiatives
EDUCATION
Prop 30 And 38 In California At A Glance (INFOGRAPHIC)
The EdSource graphics below only include what they regard as "the principal similarities and differences between the two
EDUCATION
Romney, Obama Spar Over Education In Foreign Policy Debate
By Joy Resmovits
And as HuffPost's Sam Stein wrote earlier this month: Obama then made a very strong statement on class size -- perhaps the
EDUCATION
Mitt Romney, Barack Obama Campaigns Fall Short On Specifics For Early Education
By Joy Resmovits
Romney, Driscoll recalled, worried about the plateau between standardized test scores in fourth and eighth grade, so he pumped
EDUCATION
Education, Gun Violence Claims From Presidential Debate Fact-Checked
By Joy Resmovits and Saki Knafo
Romney began his response by saying he's "not in favor of new pieces of legislation on ... guns," adding that by doing a
EDUCATION
Obama Makes Education A Presidential Debate Subject While Discussing Gun Violence
By Joy Resmovits
The scholarship, which promised free college tuition at in state universities for top-performing students, is an initiative
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