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From the Editor

The Obama Administration has had a rough week. Not too many people seemed happy with the final results of Round Two of Race to the Top. And though there are many interesting findings in the 2010 version of the PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, many headlines have picked up the theme of eroding public support for the Obama Administration's education agenda. Roughly a third of respondents award the President an A or B letter grade with regard to his performance in support of public schools-down from 45% last year.

Voice from the Industry

Empowering Teachers, Inspiring Students in 21st Century Classrooms

Tony Cann, Founder and Former Chairman, Promethean Ltd.

A new school year is upon us and with it a fresh set of new opportunities, renewed energy, and genuine promise to reach greater academic heights and to truly inspire students. For all of us who have committed our life’s work to educating tomorrow’s citizens, each new school year is an opportunity to rethink how we can help all learners unlock their personal potential. 



She Snoops for Scoops: The Personal Side of the EdNET Community

Whoosh! Another week flew by, and can we really be closing out another month in a few days? Summer is gone, and we look now forward with optimism and anticipation of good times in the coming months for our schools, our businesses and our careers and personal growth. And, as always, we remain a community, and I am privileged to be in a position to help keep us connected. So please read on for this week's scoops....

Featured News

U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Announces Winners of Competition to Improve Student Assessments

U.S. Department of Education — Thursday, September 02, 2010

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded two groups of states grants to develop a new generation of tests. The new tests will be aligned to the higher standards that were recently developed by governors and chief state school officers and have been adopted by 36 states.. The grant requests, totaling approximately $330 million, are part of the Race to the Top competition and will be awarded to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) in the amounts of approximately $170 and $160 million respectively.

42nd Annual PDK/Gallup Poll Shows Slippage in Americans’ Support of Obama’s Education Agenda

PDK — Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Despite high levels of agreement with the administration’s agenda shown in two previous PDK/Gallup annual polls, Americans are now less supportive of President Barack Obama’s education agenda, according to the 2010 annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. While the public favors Obama’s support of charter schools and efforts to make a college education available to everyone, only 34 percent would give him an A or B letter grade with regard to his performance in support of public schools—down from 45 percent last year. They also strongly oppose some of the proposed education reform measures, particularly those under which teachers and principals are fired.

Gov's Bush and Wise Convene Digital Learning Council To Develop Principles and Policies for Integrating Innovations in Technology into Public Education

Digital Learning Council — Saturday, August 21, 2010

Jeb Bush, governor of Florida 1999 - 2007, and Bob Wise, governor of West Virginia 2001 - 2005, today launched the Digital Learning Council to identify policies that will integrate current and future technological innovations into public education. The Digital Learning Council unites a diverse group of more than 50 leaders from education, government, philanthropy, business, technology, and think tanks to develop the roadmap of reform for local, state and federal lawmakers and policymakers.