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Education grant competition for states fierce

The Obama administration was set to open the competition today for grants it wants used for ideas like charter schools or judging teachers based on student test scores. Applications are due in January and the first round of grants will go out in April. ...

From LIBBY QUAID, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arne Duncan,  Randi Weingarten,  American Federation of Teachers

Obama uses school dollars to prod states to change

WASHINGTON—States are jockeying for a new $5 billion pot of education money even before the contest has begun. The Obama administration was opening the competition Thursday for grants for ideas like charter schools or judging teachers based on student ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arne Duncan,  Randi Weingarten,  American Federation of Teachers,  National Education Association

Strings attached to stimulus dollars for schools

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said another $11.5 billion is available to states, which have already received more than $67 ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arne Duncan

Rep. Miller seeks probe of E. coli, school lunches

Outbreaks of food poisoning from E. coli often are linked to ground beef, but recent outbreaks also involved prepackaged cookie dough and fresh spinach. WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Inside Bay Area,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Miller,  Fairbank Farms,  Government Accountability Office,  Agriculture Department

Check of E. coli risk in schools is sought

RELATED LINKS: » More education news » BLOG: South Bay education news Department didn't always make sure states and schools were notified promptly about recalled food distributed through the federal school lunch and breakfast programs, which serve 30 ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Daily Breeze,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Miller,  Fairbank Farms,  Government Accountability Office

Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches

WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed at least two people and ...

From LIBBY QUAID, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Miller,  Fairbank Farms,  Government Accountability Office,  Agriculture Department

Miller seeks probe of E. coli, school lunches

Outbreaks of food poisoning from E. coli often are linked to ground beef, but recent outbreaks also involved prepackaged cookie dough and fresh spinach. WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Contra Costa Times,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Miller,  Fairbank Farms,  Government Accountability Office,  Agriculture Department

Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars

WASHINGTON Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling ...

From LIBBY QUAID, San Diego Union-Tribune,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arne Duncan,  John Lehman (politician),  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Senate

Education Dep't: Massachusetts did not break rules

WASHINGTON - The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly. ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Arne Duncan,  Tony Miller (politician)

Education officials say Mass. did not break rules

WASHINGTON—The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly. The department's inspector general had singled out ...

From LIBBY QUAID, Boston Globe,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Arne Duncan,  Tony Miller (politician)

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