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by Dana Laursen, Director, Education Strategy and Evaluation — April 15, 2009
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Define Your Program
As an active practitioner of tiered instruction, Mary Reeve, Director of Services for Exceptional Students, Gallup McKinley Public Schools, Gallup, NM provided her expertise during a free PLATO Learning-sponsored webinar on April 10, 2009. Ms. Reeve emphasized four important questions in defining an effective tiered intervention strategy for any school or district:
- What is the need?
- What are the implementation options?
- How will progress and success be measured?
- How will you know when you've achieved success?
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by Tanya Krohn, Senior Marketing Specialist — March 27, 2009
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The speed at which American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) information is flowing is exciting. But it's also a daunting task to keep current with this fast flow of facts, dates, and funding amounts. With more than $100 billion in education funding over the next two fiscal years—and ultimately student achievement at stake—it's everyone's responsibility to do their due diligence.
Whether you're a direct or indirect contributor to the planning, implementing, expanding, or sustaining of education programs at your school or district, a new document released by the U.S. Department of Education on March 24, 2009 entitled, "Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education" will be of assistance.
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by Dana Laursen, Director, Education Strategy and Evaluation — March 20, 2009
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Just one month ago ARRA was signed into law by President Obama and the Bill was updated with preliminary guidance and timelines during the week of March 11th. The Act includes $787 billion in overall spending, with more than $115 billion targeted for P–16 education—the largest increase ever in federal funding for public education.
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