by Danny Yadron | Apr 15, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON – The nation’s geographers say it’s time to return their science – typically associated with maps and state capitals – to its rightful place in American classrooms. It could be the secret, some say, to a new economy or even an end to international conflict....
by Danny Yadron | Apr 14, 2010 | Education
Danny Yadron/MNSSecretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday that reform efforts will be for naught without an education jobs bill. WASHINGTON — The Senate’s most powerful Democrat on education unveiled a $23 billion bailout for public schools on...
by Danny Yadron | Apr 12, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan picked only two states as winners in the first round of a national competition for education dollars, he meant to spur unsuccessful states into action. Demonstrate the bar is high, he said, and people will try...