News Briefs
The federal No Child Left Behind Act does not provide a private right to sue over its parental-notice and tutoring provisions, a federal appeals court has ruled.
December 1, 2008
A new report outlines strategies to help more students make use of the school choice provision in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
December 1, 2008
The Department of Education soon will publish new regulations that require states to improve the way they calculate and report high school graduation rates.
October 27, 2008
The latest unemployment rates, inflation rates, and other economic indicators are staples of TV and radio newscasts.
September 15, 2008
With the NCLB law off the agenda until next year, federal officials are looking for ways to show that they’re addressing important K-12 issues.
July 28, 2008
Most Bureau of Indian Education schools have officially adopted the definition of AYP of the states in which the schools are located, a report says.
July 15, 2008
An emphasis on academics and other structured activities is stripping young children of much-needed time for make-believe, experts warn.
November 17, 2008
President-elect Obama can look forward to working with a beefed-up Democratic majority in Congress when he seeks to enact his education agenda after taking office in January.
November 11, 2008
The campaign winner will have a major role in reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act.
November 3, 2008
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings puts the Bush administration's final stamp on the No Child Left Behind Act with regulations on graduation rates, tutoring, and testing.
October 28, 2008
Congressional candidates from both major parties are largely sidestepping the key education questions that await the next Congress.
October 28, 2008
Low-achieving schools are found to do little to reach out to families.
October 23, 2008
The Oct. 15 event gave school issues their highest profile yet in the the presidential campaign, as the candidates had their first and probably only chance for a face-to-face exchange over education.
October 17, 2008
"Failing to address the three central flaws of No Child Left Behind could undermine the standards-based-reform movement—and indeed, our entire system of public education," says Richard D. Kahlenberg.
October 13, 2008
The measure to ease the credit-market crisis addresses funding for rural schools with national parks as well as tax credits for school construction and for teachers’ out-of-pocket classroom purchases.
October 3, 2008
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As the nation struggles to close its graduation gap, Diplomas Count 2008 examines states' efforts to forge stronger connections between precollegiate and postsecondary education.