The U.S. Secretary of Education used a meeting of high-level education stakeholders to underline his likely priorities for reauthorization of the law.
September 24, 2009
The education secretary's latest live event offered a televised and online audience a chance to pose questions on policy.
September 22, 2009
A new report from the Washington-based Center on Education Policy tracks how four states taking part in a federal pilot program are using their added flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.
September 15, 2009
The Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday, put an indelible stamp on education policy, from Head Start to NCLB, earning respect across the political aisle.
September 1, 2009
Both chambers of Congress must move to fill a leadership vacuum on education issues—and that could bring a cascade of changes.
August 28, 2009
The Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday, put an indelible stamp on education policy, from Head Start to NCLB, earning respect across the political aisle.
August 26, 2009
The annual check of American’s attitudes toward public schools also finds backing for common academic standards and tests.
August 25, 2009
The annual check of American’s attitudes toward public schools also finds backing for common academic standards and tests.
August 25, 2009
Fresh research maps some of the law's practical effects as policymakers gear up for reauthorization.
August 13, 2009
The U.S. secretary of education’s call to “turn around” the nation’s 5,000 worst-performing schools has sparked debate about how—and whether—such an enormous leadership and management challenge can be accomplished.
August 11, 2009
"There's more to good education than math and reading scores," writes Richard Rothstein.
August 11, 2009
Race to the Top money could serve as a down payment for scaling up tests that would better measure critical thinking, experts say.
August 5, 2009
Shawn Maureen Powers examines titles and catchphrases from federal education efforts, and what their development means for our current approach to school reform.
August 3, 2009
State test scores are as likely to increase or decrease as they are to level off after making initial gains, the research finds.
July 22, 2009
Scores for "advanced" and "basic" students rose in nearly three-fourths of tests studied, almost as much as those labeled "proficient."
June 17, 2009
"In her own backyard, Rhee is making policy decisions that are explicitly designed to make adults look good, even as many children are left behind," writes Jennifer L. Jennings.
June 12, 2009
“We need fixes (not weakening), and we need to make important next steps. But before we listen to those whose failed policies have not worked in the past telling us to kill NCLB, let’s be very, very careful,” writes B. Alexander Kress.
June 11, 2009
