School Improvement Grants
Senior Education Department Officials to Visit Sheridan School District and Gateway High School to Highlight School Reform, Student Success and School Safety
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle and David Esquith, director of the Office of Safe and Healthy Students, will visit the Sheridan School District and Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, Sept. 14, as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s third annual back-to-school bus tour.
U.S. Department of Education Launches Enhanced Version of Online Learning Community for School Turnaround
The U.S. Department of Education today launched the School Turnaround Learning Community (STLC), an enhanced version of its online learning community for school turnaround. The site now features improved search and chat functions and a user-friendly reorganization of STLC resources and materials.
Minnesota to Receive Nearly $6 Million to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Minnesota will receive $5.9 million to turn around its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Nevada to Receive $3.5 Million to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Nevada will receive $3.5 million to turn around its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Louisiana to Receive Over $10 Million to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Louisiana will receive $10.1 million to turn around its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on "School Turnarounds: Evidence from the 2009 Stimulus," a Paper by Thomas Dee, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Virginia
“A new and important study of school turnarounds by University of Virginia economist Thomas Dee provides the first rigorous evidence that the Department’s revamped School Improvement Grant (SIG) program is having a substantial impact on student achievement in struggling schools in California in just the first year of the program.
Five States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that five states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Nine States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that nine states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Nebraska to Receive $2.4 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its Lowest-Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Nebraska will receive $2.4 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Indiana to Receive $9.3 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its Lowest-Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Indiana will receive $9.3 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
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