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Tracking Student Outcomes Key Piece of the Reform Puzzle

2009 Jul 20
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A New York Times Op-Ed piece by David Brooks cites Lumina Foundation efforts to track student outcomes as being a key element in education reform. Brooks also cites increases in community college attendance as being a step in the right direction when it comes to restoring our “human capital advantage.”
Lumina Foundation for Education is [...]

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Lumina Foundation Report Reveals Path to Global Leadership

2009 Jun 18
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According to a new report from Lumina Foundation for Education, “A Stronger Nation through Education,” returning to a position of global leadership will require the US to increase the proportion of Americans who hold high quality two- and four-year degrees.
A  recent Houston Chronicle article includes further commentary from Jamie Merisotis, president of the foundation, on [...]

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Transparency and open communications – “must haves” for education reform

2009 May 13
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan was handed the proverbial golden ticket in President Obama’s stimulus package, and the good times for the education world should continue into the next decade if the President’s education priorities survive the 2010 budget process. Secretary Duncan has been given a huge – even by Washington standards – increase in the [...]

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MacArthur Fellows Named to Obama’s NOAA

2008 Dec 23
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Genius Grant recipients John P. Holdren and Jane Lubchenco have been selected for two key positions in President-Elect Obama’s renewed commitment to climate change.

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