As we prepare to light up our sparklers, fire up the grill, and celebrate the nation’s birthday, the Senate hung up its party hat on student loans and headed home. The July recess has begun and we are left without any long-term solutions for the student loan interest rate debacle.
In late May, a Senate Resolution (SCR 68) to block implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative failed in Louisiana’s Senate by a large margin.
Businesses realize that a strong education system is vital to ensure a strong workforce that will help their business grow and prospect in the future.
As the United States emerges from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, top innovators in business, government, and the civic sector are developing inventive ways to tackle this country’s most pressing issues.
On many current measures based on existing state assessments, New Jersey has one of the best public school systems in the country. Our aggregate data consistently place us on the very short list of five top-performing states based on many key measures of success.
It has been more than 11 years since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known today as No Child Left Behind, has been reauthorized. It’s long overdue for a tune up.
This summer one of my second-grader’s friends will be moving from Huntsville, Alabama, to the Washington, D.C. area. She was one of the top students in the class and will likely do well wherever she goes to school.
The 2013 CECP Summit: Ahead, Together, brought chairs of foundations, CEOs, and corporate responsbility experts to NYC to discuss how to make corporate giving more effective.
As we look to the future and think about the economic recovery, we can see the widening of a skills gap where the education and skill levels of Kentuckians don’t meet the requirements and supply of jobs.
Summer is quickly approaching and that means graduation and intern season all across the United States. In June, millions of current students and recent graduates will commence their intern roles in government, not-for-profit organization, corporations, and many other entities.
