IMPACT: Nelson calls conditions at some military base schools "shameful"

By Kristen Lombardi

There have been a flurry of requests from Capitol Hill to repair schools on military bases in the wake of an iWatch News probe

IMPACT: Panetta pledges to fix substandard schools on military bases

By Kristen Lombardi

Defense secretary Leon Panetta says DOD leadership will come up with plans to fix substandard schools

Lombardi talks military schools on American RadioWorks

Interview on Military schools
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Poor schools didn’t have enough time to plan spending of $3 billion stimulus windfall

By Corbin Hiar

$3 billion stimulus windfall to poorly-performing schools didn’t allow enough planning time

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… visited,” said the GAO’s first broad annual review of SIG.Although the Education Department moved back the application deadline for the program to give sta …"

"… unding in FY2010, $546 million, as it got in 2009. The following year, the Education Department plans to slightly reduce that amount to $535 million.FAST FACT: …"

FACT CHECK: Obama claims foreign countries pay teachers as well as doctors

By FactCheck.Org

President Obama makes misinformed statement claiming countries with higher test scores, pay their teachers "on par with doctors"

Plastics industry edited environmental textbook

By Susanne Rust

In 2009, a Calif. school district added new section to a textbook titled 'The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… she continued.Kenneth McDonald, spokesman for the California Department of Education, said he was not aware that the trade group’s edits had been included. H …"

"… and editing responsibility to Gerald Lieberman, director of the State Education and Environment Roundtable. Lieberman said the state gave him discret …"

"… state and federal governments.“We made numerous changes in various EEI (Education and the Environment Initiative curriculum) units during and as a result of …"

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Environmental law violations found at scores of tribal schools run by Interior Department

By Alexandra Duszak

Settlement details raft of risks to thousands of students, from arsenic in the water to asbestos in the heating system

Defense Department’s report card

By Emma Schwartz

In the months after 'Military Children Left Behind,' the Department of Defense releases a report on its public school on military bases

Many public schools on military bases get poor or failing report card

By Emma Schwartz

Pentagon confirms nearly 40 percent of public schools on bases are in poor or failing condition

No Child Left Behind: A few bumps in the road

By The Center for Public Integrity

The No Child Left Behind Act suffers from inadequate funding and inflexible program guidelines

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… ent systems have hindered its success. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, about 70 percent of schools …"

"… ess. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, about 70 percent of schools are making adequate yearly progres …"

"… f the promised funding to assist disadvantaged students. The Department of Education’s inability to track and allocate funds, moreover, has made it difficult …"

"… reform on the backburner, leaving many schools in limbo. The Department of Education has yet to provide detailed guidance to schools that continue to struggle. …"

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