As New York’s 152 municipal unions line up to press Mayor Bill de Blasio for raises and back pay, his administration and the powerful teachers’ union are reaching the final stages of a largely overlooked, drawn-out battle that could prove enormously expensive…
The $29.4 billion budget that Gov. Corbett unveiled Tuesday was packed with what millions of Pennsylvanians would consider good news: A big boost for public schools. More money for the disabled. Fewer taxes on businesses. But the debate that will dominate…
Bill Gates did not make a good impression the first time he testified on Capitol Hill, but Gates soon realized that approach wasn’t working — and turned himself into a player. The man who just 15 years ago couldn’t be bothered…
President Obama announced plans on Tuesday to bring high-speed Internet more quickly to the nation’s public schools, pledging to make sure students in the United States have every advantage that "some child in South Korea has right now." After all, Obama told a…
The vast majority of states adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2010, the first year they were available, but lack of adequate staff and expertise on CCSS presented a major challenge to the implementation, according to a new report from…
Jim Shelton, the acting deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, isn't putting his money on a big, bipartisan preschool bill coming out of Congress anytime soon—even though it's a high priority agenda item for U.S. Secretary of Education…
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, a Republican candidate for governor, on Tuesday called on Connecticut’s education commissioner to resign, saying he has failed to implement Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s key education initiatives.
Every year, getting into Chicago's most competitive public high schools is a gut-wrenching, high-stakes process for many students and their parents. This year, some parents say Chicago Public Schools has added an extra degree of anxiety by changing the assessment test…
The federal government has given Connecticut until next school year to begin testing every public school student on the new standardized tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
A Senate panel advanced legislation Tuesday morning that would allow local school districts to use up to eight school days for teacher development without the districts being financially penalized for holding fewer school days.
During a spirited rally at the State Capitol on Tuesday, parents, politicians and tea party activists demanded that Gov. Nathan Deal pull Georgia out of a controversial set of national academic standards called Common Core.
Oregon’s effort to overhaul early learning is beginning to hit the local level. A new report was delivered to legislators on Tuesday. Over the last three years, Oregon lawmakers overhauled the state’s approach to early childhood programs. They created an Early Learning…
Preschool is having its moment, as a favored cause for politicians and interest groups who ordinarily have trouble agreeing on the time of day. President Obama devoted part of his State of the Union address to it, while the deeply…
Launched as part of Delaware's Race to the Top federal funds, the state's early learning dashboard will get a $1.5 million boost thanks to grant funding from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
The Wisconsin state chamber of commerce is speaking out in support of Common Core academic standards that have drawn fire from some conservatives in the state Legislature and calls for changes from Gov. Scott Walker.
A group representing North Carolina teachers said Monday it is expanding efforts to fight a state law that phases out job protections in place for more than 40 years in favor of employment contracts that supporters say will promote sharper…
