4/24: Reading First Offers Investors A Rare Political Opportunity

Editorial: School Improvement Investors: Now is the Time to Lobby Washington - And Hard

From the April 24 issue of New Education Economy®.
Essential reading for the industry executive.
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Guest Perspective
â�¢ House Education Committee Chairman George Millersâ�� Opening Statement at the April 20 Reading First Hearing  (hearing)

Must Download Data
� NGA Report on the Governors� Education Priorities

Rules of the Game
� Secretaries Paige and Spellings Failed to Report the Use of Their Waiver Authority Under NCLB Section 9401
 
A Little Knowledge
� GAO Reviews SES Providers� Relationships With School Districts

K-12 Program Review
� What it Takes to Receive What Works Clearinghouse �Approval� in the Area Addressed by Reading First: DaisyQuest

�An Act: To close the achievement gap�
� Kentucky DOE official Starr Lewis Testifies on U.S. Ed Department�s Abuse of Discretion in Reading First Implementation

Letter From the Editor
� To Investors in Research-Based Firms: Help Yourselves by Organizing as One and Getting Up to Capital Hill Pronto