Education funding gets hit from all sides: Why Congress should act
Posted by Joe Theissen on Nov 28, 2012 at 2:32 PMEven short periods of program cuts can mean permanent setbacks for American kids. That’s why this week we’re concerned about how a dip in education funding could leave some kids behind.
The recession didn’t just cost us jobs and wealth.…
State funding for education this year cut in 26 states
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Nov 21, 2012 at 2:10 PMPublic education continues to suffer following the recession, with 26 states states cutting their school spending, according to our friends at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The poor economy has a slowed state revenue, and most have…
Solving the “word deficit”
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Oct 9, 2012 at 12:22 PMWhat’s holding back low-income students in our education system? Steven F. Wilson, founder of a network of charter schools for low-income communities in Brooklyn, says the problem lies with a “word deficit.” Simply put, many children aren’t hearing enough…
Making the Most of the End of Summer
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Aug 9, 2012 at 4:19 PMVoices interns Nicole Bibel and Sarah Rogers guest blog to share some of the findings about summer learning losses.
As summer quickly comes to an end it’s a great time to look at what summer vacation means for school performance,…
KIDS COUNT indicators: Academics and health up, economic security down for America’s kids
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:01 PMIn recent years, America’s children are largely better educated and healthier, but less economically secure, according to the just-released 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book from our partner the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The improvement in education indicators is heartening. Despite the…
States overstate student performance
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 29, 2012 at 12:19 PMOur weekly newsletter, Speaking Out!, has a great recap of our new education report and the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report on kinship care:
We know from federal test score data that most fourth graders are not proficient in reading…
More than 10,000 teaching jobs lost to budget cuts in Texas
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:39 AMTexas lawmakers cut funding for public education by around $5.4 billion to balance its budget, and students are feeling the effects. A New York Times article on the education cuts is calling it “the year of doing without” for Texas…
Renewing No Child Left Behind with a new emphasis on Pre-K
Posted by rheine on Feb 29, 2012 at 12:22 PMWe’ve been closely following recent congressional work on renewing No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law. Many have called for the act to be less focused on rigid standardized testing. One thing we’d add is that it could do…
Live-tweeting the congressional hearing on No Child Left Behind
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Feb 16, 2012 at 2:51 PMVoices has been at the congressional hearing today on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the law also known as No Child Left Behind. There have been several attempts to reform the controversial education law recently, but…
Voices applauds child investment in Obama’s budget
Posted by Joe Theissen on Feb 13, 2012 at 7:07 PMPresident Obama today released his proposed federal budget, and Voices was pleased to see many investments in child well-being, particularly in education. Obama’s blueprint includes $30 billion to modernize at least 35,000 schools and another $30 billion to help states…
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