From the CEF Twitter: 2009-10-21

• Check out all the new updates on http://www.cef.org, including photos from our Gala & Legislative Conference + statistics on test scores & funding. 12:27:31
• Fairfax County Schools Facing Budget Shortfall http://bit.ly/qORul 15:56:40
• Thanks for helping us reach 200 followers! When Our Students Succeed, Our Nation Succeeds! 23:50:24

Recovery Act Saves 250,000 Education Jobs According to White House

A joint report released by the White House and Department of Education states that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has saved 250,000 education related jobs. Click here to read the preliminary report.

2009 CEF Gala Awards Banquet

The 2009 CEF Gala Reception and Awards Banquet was held on September 30th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. It celebrated 40 years of advocating for federal education funding.

Photos courtesy of Parallax Productions.

2009 CEF Legislative Conference

The Committee Education Funding’s 2009 Legislative Conference featured a bipartisan all-star lineup of speakers. Check out the pictures below to see who was at the event and what happened.

Photos courtesy of Parallax Productions.

New National NAEP Test Scores Released

The National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) is the U.S. government’s official testing agency for K-12 education. Every two years NAEP releases test scores for 4^th graders and 8^th graders in a variety of subjects, such math, reading, writing, and science. The 2009 NAEP Mathematical Assessment Test Scores were released here.

CEF intern finds correlation between test scores and education funding using 2007 data. See below for further analysis.

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From the CEF Twitter: 2009-10-20

• Democrat Representative Rosa DeLauro from CT: without stimulus funds for K-12 education, states would have been in a crisis 10:20:13
• Rosa DeLauro-poll says 8/10 Americans believe we are in recession; they are right. @NewAmerica symposium 10:23:11
• Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)- lack of access to education is long term economic problem, would have been worse had not passed stimulus. @NewAmerica 10:24:53
• Rosa DeLauro thinks stimulus should have gone over $1 trillion. 10:26:17
• Congresswoman Rosa Delaura says we should have a second stimulus. 10:28:07
• Representatives Delauro, Ellison, and Israel have introduced economic development bill in house. 10:32:20
• Penn Governor Rendell says @NewAmerica that 2nd stimulus will be needed in Fiscal Year 2012 when 1st stimulus runs out 10:37:11
• Policy Brainstorming and Proposals panel@NewAmerica: reps from Businessweek, AFL-CIO, and others 10:49:32
• Bartick from W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: doesn't make sense 2 get rid of pre-K programs & lay off teachers in recession 10:54:48
• Janet Kavinoky from U.S. Chamber of Congress: we need 13 million jobs created 2 keep up w/ population growth. Business isn't always bad guy 11:02:39
• Thea Lee from AFL-CIO: urgent need for short term reform and structual changes for economic recovery.@NewAmerica conference 11:11:46
• Lee from AFL-CIO: during economic downturn teachers, firefighters and other local workers laid off 11:13:57
• Thea Lee from AFL-CIO: there are teachers with smaller class sizes and summer classes because of ARRA stimulus @EdPolicyatNAF 11:15:30
• Thea Lee AFL CIO: need labor reform, can't borrow abroad forever, need 2 regulate financial sector. 11:18:36
• Michael Mandel from BusinessWeek: economy went from small bust to big bust, leading edge industries only created 4k jobs in 7 years… 11:21:37
• Mandel BusinessWeek: Cost of college is growing, new graduate salaries not growing as fast. @EdPolicyatNAF 11:24:04
• Mandel BusinessWeek: effect of laying off teachers and engineers is not counted in GDP as teaching and research indirectly helps economy 11:26:54
• Michael Lind from @NewAmerica: technological revolution eliminated jobs computers can (and will) do. New jobs will require skill (education) 11:33:21
• Lind @NewAmerica: vocational training by expand community college system is needed to close job deficit @EdPolicyatNAF 11:34:52
• Mandell from BusinessWeek RE CEF ?: Educational employment falling during a recession when enrollments are rising is nuts! @EdPolicyatNAF 11:49:10

From the CEF Twitter: 2009-10-19

• Why do schools need more funding? Good teachers matter & teach in better funded schools. read more: http://tr.im/CiGP #education LA times 10:56:20
• Coming soon to cef.org: statical analysis showing the effects of per pupil funding on quality of education after controlling 4 demographics 13:25:03

From the CEF Twitter: 2009-10-16

• Sorry about our web outage earlier in the day. Everything should be back to normal! 22:59:26

The Committee for Education Funding Awards Representative Tim Bishop

Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY) received the William H. Natcher Distinguished Service Award “for distinguished service during this session of Congress in elevating the priority for education funding to enusre better opportunities for our nation’s citizens.”

His press release is here.

The Committee for Education Funding Awards Representative Glenn Thompson

Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) received the 2009 Outstanding New Member Award “for demonstrating commitment to our nation’s students by advocating education as an investment in the future.”

His press release is here.

The Centre Daily Times discussed it here and mentioned CEF’s other award winners as well.

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