Published on April 20, 2012. Tags: Academy for Urban School Leadership, Alyson Klein, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Antoinette Konz, Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High, Baltimore, Barbara VanSweden, Boston, Brian Rosenthal, Bridgeport, Caitlin Scott, Calverton Middle School, Catalyst Chicago, Center Consolidated School District, Center on Education Policy, Chicago, City, Clark County, Colorado, Conn., Council of Chief State School Officers, Council of Great City Schools, D.C., Democrats, Department of Education: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, DePue High School, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Ed News Colorado, Education Week, Everyone Graduates Center, Fitzgerald School District, Fla., Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida school districts, Friendship Preparatory Academy, Garrison Middle School, George Welsh, Global Partnership Schools, GothamSchools, Government Accountability Office, Grover Cleveland High School, Hancock High School, Harding High School, Idaho, Indiana, Indianapolis Star, Jasmine Dukes, Jason Snyder, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Jordan, Jennifer Shea, Jim Larson, Johns Hopkins University, Keith Rheaul, Ky., Las Vegas Sun, Leslie Postal, Lionel Jackson Jr., Liz Bowie, Lori Higgins, Louisville, Manuel Rivera, Mark Coscarella, Maryland, Mass Insight Education, Mc Nelly Torres, Memorial Middle School, Michigan, Michigan Department of Education, N.Y., Nancy Mitchell, Nevada, New York City, No Child Left Behind Act, Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, Pam Glynn, Paul Takahashi, Peter Zamora, Philip Yaccick, Philissa Cramer, President Obama, Providence Journal, Pueblo, Queens Vocational High School, Rachel Cromidas, Republicans, Robert Balfanz, Rochester, Rudy Crew, Sarah Karp, School Improvement Grant (SIG), School Turnaround Group, Scott Elliott, Seattle Times, Teach for America, The Baltimore Sun, The Connecticut Mirror, The Courier-Journal, The Denver Post, The Hechinger Report, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Senate Committee, Vicki Sacco, Washington, West Seattle Elementary School, Weston Preparatory Academy
Alyson Klein: After two years, questions remain about the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools.
Published in Education, Government
Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: American Psychological Association, Barbara Duffield, Broward County, Christina M. Savino, Collier County, Duval County Public Schools, Education Resource Strategies, Ellen L. Bassuk, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida Public School Districts, Foreclosures, Free and/or Reduced Meals, Great Recession, Harvard Medical School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Homeless, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Lake County Schools, Low Wages, Martin County Public Schools, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County School District, Nassau County School District, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, National Center on Family Homelessness, Orange County, Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County Schools, Polk County, Poverty, Santa Rosa County School District, Seminole County, St. Johns County, U.S. Department of Education, Unemployment
Mc Nelly Torres: An FCIR analysis of data on child poverty, homelessness and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the Great Recession.
Published in Economy, Education, Government
Published on September 21, 2011. Tags: Florida Department of Education, Mc Nelly Torres, paraprofessionals, Polk County Public Schools, Rhonda Ashley, Sherrie B. Nickell, Southwest Middle School, Stimulus Funding, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, Tom Butler, U.S. Department of Education
Mc Nelly Torres: The incident illustrates how confused local school districts in Florida have been about federal regulations governing education funds and the reporting requirements that came with the 2009 stimulus bill.
Published in Education
Published on September 21, 2011. Tags: Alberto M. Carvalho, American Association of School Administrators, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Bellwether Education Partners, Broward County School Board, Center on Education Policy, Cheryl Sattler, Dan Domenech, David DeSchryver, Duval County Public Schools, Florida Department of Education, Florida Legislature, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Jack Jennings, Manatee County School District, Mc Nelly Torres, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, President Barack Obama, Seminole County Public Schools, Title I, Title I Waivers, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Whiteboard Advisors
Mc Nelly Torres: After burning through stimulus money, Florida’s public school systems must learn difficult financial lessons.
Published in Education
Published on December 22, 2010. Tags: CNBC, For-Profit Education, Mc Nelly Torres, Mother Jones, Student Loans, U.S. Department of Education
Study: 46.3 percent of all money loaned to students at two-and four-year for-profit colleges in 2008 will eventually go into default.
Published in Blog, Education
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