Race to the Top competition gets nearly 900 applicants

The applicant school districts will receive a slice of $400 million worth of grants.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2012

UPDATE: Chicago Teachers Union files strike notice

The 10-day strike notice could be filed Wednesday after months of negotiations failed to produce a contract agreement.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 29, 2012

Michelle Rhee tells Republican convention audience that ed reform requires a fight

The former D.C. schools head speaks to GOP attendees at a screening of the film "Won't Back Down."

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 29, 2012

Charter enrollment benefits from private school migration, study finds

Analyst says the transfer has increased public-funding obligations by $1.8 billion.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 29, 2012

Tea party favorite to head Texas Education Agency

Michael Williams will be Texas' new commissioner of education under Gov. Rick Perry.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 28, 2012

Opinion: New education standards fail to address the achievement gap

A former administrator highlights the consequences of a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 27, 2012

New Jersey officials investigate alleged standardized exam security breaches

All teachers overseeing tests sign a "Statewide Assessments Test Security Agreement."

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 24, 2012

California State Assembly passes bill to reduce confrontations between students, police

The bill is a direct response to student protest incidents over the past year.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2012

California school district sued over sex ed

The ACLU argues that legal requirements for sex ed were not being observed.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 22, 2012

ACT takers slightly more college ready, but average scores remain roughly the same

Despite small gains, the average composite score remains stagnant and the achievement gap between racial and ethnic groups continues to grow.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 22, 2012

Obama claims jobs bill would save teaching jobs

Education gets the spotlight as he tries again to push the nearly year-old bill.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 20, 2012

Documents reveal test cheating in Philadelphia schools to be far worse than previously thought

Newly obtained confidential information suggests that the practice of changing wrong answers on standardized state tests by teachers in Philadelphia is far more widespread than suspected by investigators. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 17, 2012

U. of Utah's contentious gene patents upheld by Appeals Court

Court rules that the patented genes are a "non-naturally occurring" matter.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 16, 2012

12 Teach for America alumni who have become education leaders

TFA's alums have founded new charter schools and risen to the highest ranks of public school systems.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 16, 2012

How to address the education bubble: 2 perspectives

Speaking on the problems riddling today's education system, Dr. Raymund Paredes and Salman Khan present new ideas for the future in a Forbes interview. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 16, 2012

Four companies selected to build New York's education database

New York education officials have selected four companies to build an online platform for a variety of educational purposes. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 14, 2012

Education Department unveils Race to the Top competition for underachieving school districts

The Education Department's Race to the Top competition is now awarding grants to eligible schools in impoverished districts. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 13, 2012

Virginia General Assembly passes online course requirement for high school students

Statewide requirement takes effect in 2013.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 10, 2012

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's new voucher program under attack

According to a religious leader and a variety of other critics, the program “threatens the integrity of both religion and government.”

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012

Dickinson ISD Implements New Kids' Education for Number Sense Math Program

Friday, August 10, 2012 The new program, called Kids’ Education for Number Sense (KENS Math), will be introduced to help prepare teachers and students for the more rigorous goals of the new math TEKS scheduled to roll out in 2014. Resource Centers Health and Wellness (sponsored by the Da...

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012

Florida principals want biometrics scanning equipment

Survey results may result in a new fingerprint pilot program on school buses for Palm Beach County.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 9, 2012

Students can reject assignments that 'violate religious beliefs'

Missouri voters on Tuesday passed its "right to pray" amendment, reaffirming the right to pray in public and in schools, the Huffington Post reports. In an effort to further define First Amendment rights, the measure formally known as Amendment 2 passed with 83 percent of the vote. T...

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012

Bobby Jindal School Voucher System Blasted As 'Destruction Of Education' By Religious Group

Bobby Jindal School Voucher System Blasted As 'Destruction Of Education' By Religious Group Thursday, August 9, 2012 The leader of a national multi-faith religious group blasted Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's school voucher program this week, charging that it was an effor...

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012

Wis. School District Receives $895,000 for P.E.

Thursday, August 9, 2012 The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the School District of Mishicot $895,000 in PEP grant funding, according to Superintendent Colleen Timm. The district will receive the funding over the next three years with $376,953 of it coming in the first year. “I ...

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012

California School District Will Spend $1 Billion to Borrow $100 Million

Thursday, August 9, 2012 It’s being called a loan not even a subprime lender would make. A school district north of San Diego, Poway Unified, borrowed $105 million over 40 years by selling a bond so unusual that the State of Michigan outlawed it years ago. Taxpayers in the area will end ...

By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 8, 2012