Two States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that two states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleSIG Baseline Report, Database and Map Now Available
I’m pleased to announce that IES has released the Department’s first report on the revamped School Improvement Grant (SIG), called "Baseline Analyses of SIG Applications and SIG-Eligible and...
View ArticleFive States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that five states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleMaine to Receive $2 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest-Achieving...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Maine will receive $2 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program....
View ArticleThree States and D.C. Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that three states and the District of Columbia will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School...
View ArticlePuerto Rico to Receive $153.6 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Puerto Rico will receive $153.6 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the Education Department's School...
View ArticleU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Visit Charleston and McDowell County,...
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s third annual back-to-school bus tour, on Thursday, Sept. 20, U.S.
View ArticleStatement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the New MDRC Study,...
“This new, rigorous study by MDRC of New York City’s ambitious experiment with small public high schools underscores the great potential to replace failing schools for disadvantaged students with...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Arne Duncan and Executive Director of Council of Great...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Executive Director of the Council of Great City Schools Mike Casserly will hold a press conference call at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 10, to discuss a...
View Article“Working in the Nation’s Lowest-Performing Schools: A Progress Report”
Thank you, Reba, for that generous introduction--and thanks to Target for the commitment and leadership they’ve shown in working to strengthen our nation’s schools. I also want to give a shout-out to...
View ArticleDelaware to Receive $1.5 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Delaware will receive $1.5 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleArkansas to Receive $5.7 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Arkansas will receive $5.7 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleColorado to Receive $5.7 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Colorado will receive $5.7 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleIllinois to Receive $23.6 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Illinois will receive $23.6 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleIndiana to Receive $9.3 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Indiana will receive $9.3 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleNebraska to Receive $2.4 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Nebraska will receive $2.4 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleNine States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that nine states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleFive States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that five states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleStatement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on "School...
“A new and important study of school turnarounds by University of Virginia economist Thomas Dee provides the first rigorous evidence that the Department’s revamped School Improvement Grant (SIG)...
View ArticleLouisiana to Receive Over $10 Million to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Louisiana will receive $10.1 million to turn around its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Education Department's School...
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