Contributor
Melissa McCabe
is a senior research associate for Editorial Projects in Education Inc.
January 3, 2006
Quality Counts 2006, like the nine previous editions of the report, tracks key education information and grades states on their policies related to student achievement, standards and accountability, efforts to improve teacher quality, school climate, and resources.
May 3, 2005
Virginia’s efforts in online testing might help the state as it tries to finance technology in light of President Bush’s proposed fiscal 2006 budget, which calls for eliminating educational technology state grants.
May 3, 2005
Massachusetts has taken a cue from Maine’s statewide laptop program and is piloting a much smaller initiative of its own.
February 18, 2005
Several states are implementing pay-for-performance salary plans.
January 4, 2005
Some experts wonder if the traditional teacher-pay system is the right fit for the rising demands of today's schools.
September 21, 2004
Rural schools, and the large chunk of the nation’s students who attend them, face challenges every bit as daunting as those of their urban counterparts.
September 21, 2004
Bilingual education news and updates about K-12 schools and the policies that guide them.
September 21, 2004
Research shows that good teaching matters. Yet, the specific characteristics that constitute an effective teacher are hotly debated.
