Salisbury Township School District consists of two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. But it buses students to 46 schools. By Pennsylvania law, public school districts that bus their own students are required to transport students to charter…
Education will be a focus when the Washington Legislature convenes in January, but money won't be the only issue on the table. Lawmakers must also bring the state's teacher evaluation system up to federal standards, or risk losing a waiver from the No Child…
Local taxpayers, whether they like it or not, are coming to the rescue of Kentucky school districts hammered by state and federal funding cuts.
To get into Florida colleges and universities, you have to have studied—or be able to speak—a second language. But Florida students don’t have to take foreign language classes to graduate from high school.
For decades, teachers have entered the classroom in their early 20s and stayed in front of the blackboard for 25 years, 30 years or longer. But that traditional model is changing. Many educators leave teaching after just a few years -- some…
Visitors to the Prince George’s County school system’s Web site can learn about charter school applications, how to prevent and report bullying, and the implementation of new academic standards. But they also are likely to find advertisements for furniture stores and clothing…
A Pennsylvania House committee's report recommends that only trained law enforcement officials, not teachers or other staff, should be armed in schools, among other suggestions for addressing safety.
When Miami-Dade’s 2012 elementary science teacher of the year finally got her annual evaluation last May, she was confused. Despite the top honor from her peers for her work with Howard Drive Elementary fifth graders, the official record ranked Julie Rich…
A battle is being waged in New York State with Long Island on the front lines. The warriors come armed with manila folders of research on topics such as Common Core, data-mining and a billion-dollar company named Pearson. They have…
At least 45 percent of students in Louisiana's controversial voucher program last year attended schools with performance scores in the D to F range of the state's grading scale, according to data the state released Wednesday.
Ten portable classrooms spread across the playground and grassy fields at Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School, a sign of ever-increasing crowded schools. The Rockville campus has more students than it has capacity, so every fourth-grader spends most of the day in a trailer.
A dozen states have applied for extra flexibility from the U.S. Department of Education to give them another year of wiggle room as they roll out new teacher-evaluation systems. And 15 states have asked federal officials for a special waiver…
The Francisco Villa Public School bell pierces the dusty air in Tijuana, Mexico as girls in pink jumpers and boys in navy sweaters stream out of class. For 45 middle school students here who were born in the United States,…
Arne Duncan brought the most ambitious reform agenda in years to the Department of Education — and a determination to use every lever of power to accomplish it. The results were stunning: In barely a year, more than 100 state laws…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent more than $20 million this year in grants to institutions and organizations to support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, continuing the hefty support it has provided since the initiative began…
Nothing gives more pride to Navajo youth than being recognized for their efforts to better the Native American community. A few Navajo youths got that recognition as part of the 2013 American Excellence in Leadership Awards presented by the Phoenix…
