by Gabrielle Levy | Jul 25, 2011 | Education, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—When the shuttle Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday, more than three decades of NASA’s space shuttle program ended. ram. . But the programs that introduced students to the space shuttle aren’t planning on going anywhere. For many...
by Gabrielle Levy | Jul 6, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Pushing back against Obama administration efforts to help states sidestep some provisions of No Child Left Behind, Republicans said this week that a new report questions whether the Education Department has the authority to offer states waivers from...
by Gabrielle Levy | Jun 30, 2011 | Education, Immigration
WASHINGTON – A new bill aimed at improving public education for Native Americans – and sponsored by both Hawaii senators – received support from American Indian groups this week on Capitol Hill. The groups said Thursday Native Culture, Language and Access for Success...
by Gabrielle Levy | Jun 29, 2011 | Education, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON–Ten years after it was first introduced in Congress, the DREAM Act–the federal bill promoting a path to citizenship for undocumented youth through education or military service—received its first Senate hearing this week. Education Secretary...
