The use of Common Core-based standardized test scores to evaluate the job performance of New York’s public school teachers will be put on hold while the state works on improving the way the controversial curriculum program is operated. The delay…
Although 83 percent of parents say it is very or extremely important that their children read this summer, only 17 percent say it is the most important activity, a new survey finds. Playing outside scores higher.
Two years after she emigrated from Jerusalem to the U.S., San Francisco resident Buthienah Taha made what would prove to be a significant decision for her family when her first son was born in 1981: her children's first language would…
Legislation allowing parents of students with severe learning disabilities to choose to have them assessed at the end of the year with a portfolio, instead of taking Delaware's standardized testing assessments, is heading to the House floor. Education Committee lawmakers…
High dropout rates and school disengagement among Montgomery County’s fast-growing Latino population appear to stem from such factors as low expectations from teachers, a lack of parental involvement and not having regular computer access at home, according to a study…
A union-backed bill in the California legislature to expand tenure protections for public school teachers to other employees stalled on Wednesday amid concern about a court ruling last week that said the practice is unconstitutional and hurts students. The measure,…
Thanks to rising property values, all Houston ISD employees would receive raises and schools would get more money for supplies, field trips or tutors next year under a budget proposal drawing complaints for its long-term cuts to some popular magnet…
Summer starts this weekend, but that doesn't mean that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and company get to kick back and work on their tans. The department has a long and wonky to-do list for the summer and beyond,…
First-grade teacher Christy McClure will start work at a new school next year. She plans to drive an extra 10 miles — 20 miles round trip — and she estimates she will earn an additional $12,000 a year. McClure will…
Federal officials' ability, or inability, to approve changes to the E-rate program quickly could determine whether millions of students have access to reliable Wi-Fi technology by the 2015-2016 school year, according to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In a letter addressed…
First lady Michelle Obama vowed again Wednesday to fight attempts to delay enforcement of school lunch nutrition standards, expressing surprise and regret at proposals in Congress that would allow some school districts to seek waivers from requirements that they offer more healthful…
The practice of secluding or restraining children when they get agitated has long been a controversial practice in public schools. Now, new data show that it's more common than previously understood, happening at least 267,000 times in a recent school…
Gov. Bobby Jindal announced his plans Wednesday (June 18) to try and roll back Louisiana and the nation's largest educational change in a generation: the Common Core academic standards and a related standardized test. The Louisiana Legislature, the state school…
New York might lose out on $300 million if last-minute negotiations on teacher and principal evaluations untie Common Core test scores from final ratings, federal education officials warned Tuesday. That’s how much New York is due to receive to implement…
House Republicans have repeatedly delayed votes on a controversial waiver of school lunch nutrition rules amid leadership turmoil and a fierce pushback from first lady Michelle Obama. Democrats suspect that the delay indicates Republicans have concluded they're on the losing…
The nation's teacher-preparation programs have plenty of room for improvement, according to a new report. A study released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality argues that teaching colleges are too lenient in their admissions criteria and have failed…
