As they consider how to go forward in reauthorizing the law, members mull how the push for common academic standards fits into the picture.
April 29, 2010
The Comprehensive School Reform program has yielded disappointing results, according to a federally funded evaluation of the program.
April 27, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education is repealing a Bush-era policy that some critics argue was a way to avoid complying with federal law in providing equal opportunities for female athletes.
April 27, 2010
Lawmakers and the Obama administration weigh the need to include a range of important support services amid fiscal pressures.
April 27, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided last week over a case that turns on whether public colleges and schools may deny full recognition and benefits to student religious groups that require members to subscribe to their beliefs.
April 27, 2010
A federal judge signed a joint settlement agreement last week that puts an end to a 26-year-old special education lawsuit in Baltimore.
April 27, 2010
Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst questions whether the Obama administration has the authority to set the policies that are determining its allocation of stimulus funding.
April 27, 2010
Al Ramirez, a former chief state school officer, argues that the scales have been tipped too much toward centralized decisionmaking, robbing American education of its historical strengths.
April 26, 2010
The president's proposed increases to the fund could help more states and districts create effective performance-pay systems, Bryan C. Hassel and Dan Katzir write.
April 20, 2010
Two types of grants will be awarded—one for "comprehensive assessment systems" and one for high school end-of-course tests.
April 20, 2010
The teachers' union says its blueprint for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act offers a fresh approach to the law.
April 20, 2010
Excitement cooled after a high-profile early-education proposal failed to gain traction, but hopes now turn to ESEA reauthorization.
April 20, 2010
Nearly 2,500 districts, schools, and nonprofits say they plan to vie for innovation grants to target education's most vexing problems.
April 20, 2010
The education secretary testifies that Congress should act to help states and districts avoid massive layoffs.
April 20, 2010
Opinions involving special education and religious expression were among those authored by the retiring Supreme Court justice.
April 19, 2010
