Leading education thinkers Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch engage in an ongoing conversation about what matters most for today's students, educators, and policymakers.

With important national and state elections looming this year and in 2008, state policy reporter Michele McNeil provides regular coverage of what's at stake for schools in these races, and what the candidates are saying—or not saying—about education.

Public education’s core functions are teaching and learning, an endeavor in which private enterprise plays a growing role. Independent blogger Dean Millot offers perspective on this emerging school improvement industry.

Through the lens of social science, eduwonkette takes a serious, if sometimes irreverent, look at some of the most contentious education policy debates.

Veteran Education Week reporter Mary Ann Zehr tackles difficult policy questions, explores learning innovations, and shares stories about different cultural groups on her beat.

Kevin Bushweller is an assistant managing editor for edweek.org who has 18 years of experience covering K-12 education for national and regional publications. A father of four children—ages 3, 8, 11, and 14—he is particularly interested in tackling the question: What works, and what doesn't work, to motivate students to do better in school?

The latest news on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act by Education Week reporter David J. Hoff, who has been reporting on the biggest issues in K-12 education for more than 10 years.

Education Week's Christina A. Samuels tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents.

News and analysis on legal developments affecting schools, educators, and parents, written by Education Week's Mark Walsh, who has been covering legal issues in education for more than 15 years. Mark writes about school-related cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and in lower courts.

Roslyn Johnson Smith, a veteran school administrator in New Orleans, chronicles the highs and lows of starting over in the city's new educational landscape.

Students at the Center is a 12-year-old writing and digital-media program for students in two New Orleans high schools, co-directed by educators Jim Randels and Kalamu ya Salaam. This blog highlights the students' work.

Teacher Magazine's look at what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs.

Teacher’s look at education news from around the Web.

Jessica Shyu, who taught special education for two years at an American Indian reservation school in New Mexico, is a program director for Teach For America in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, supporting and training TFA teachers. She will write about the lives of new teachers in today's schools, exploring their practice, experiences, and career challenges and opportunities.

“I can stop talking about teaching whenever I want to,” claims Emmet Rosenfeld, an English teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., with 15 years of experience as a teacher and writer. Until he comes to terms with his Education Problem, enjoy this wide-ranging blog on teaching and learning in his classroom and beyond.

Tamara Fisher is a K-12 gifted education specialist for a school district located on an Indian reservation in northwestern Montana and president-elect of the Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education. In this blog, Fisher discusses news and developments in the gifted education community and offers advice for teachers on working with gifted students.

A career changer and former high school teacher, Hanne Denney is starting a new position this fall as a special education teacher—and department chairperson—at Southern Middle School in Anne Arundel County, Md. In this blog, she'll share her thoughts on middle school pedagogy, career change, and the teaching life.

Susan Graham has taught family and consumer science (formerly "home ec") for 25 years. She is a National Board-certified teacher, a former regional Virginia teacher of the year, and a Fellow of the Teacher Leaders Network. She invites readers to pull a chair up to her virtual table as she offers her voice-of-experience perspective on teaching today, with a special focus on teacher leadership and continuous professional growth.

Donalyn Miller is a 6th grade language arts and social studies teacher in Texas who is said to have a "gift": She can turn even the most reluctant (or in her words "dormant") readers into students who can't put their books down. After responding to reader questions in her popular, "Creating Readers" Ask The Mentor column, Donalyn has returned to blog. She will write about how to inspire and motivate student readers, and respond to issues facing teachers and other leaders in the literacy field.