Are Your Kids’ Teachers ‘Highly Qualified’?
Unlike other highly developed nations, the U.S. gives the most in resources to the wealthiest schools and districts. The neediest districts get the least....
No Child Left Behind
Want Higher Test Scores? Eat Healthier Lunches
Could there have been a connection between their notable achievements and their healthy diets? Perhaps....
The State of Education In the Union
The White House is bullish on computer science, but we’ll have to wait to see the specifics of how that takes shape. Touching implicitly on...
Is School Diversity a Priority for Obama?
The Obama administration, despite implementing several broad initiatives to improve school issues, has not worked vigorously to integrate America's schools...
NCLB Rewrite Strengthens Career and Technical Education
Key provisions developed by Sen. Tim Kaine have been approved for inclusion in the Every Child Achieves Act, the current iteration of NCLB....
Bipartisan Rewrite of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Passes Senate
The Senate passes a bipartisan rewrite of No Child Left Behind, but whether President Obama will sign it is unknown....
Updating No Child Left Behind
The White House will not support bills to replace NCLB from either the House or the Senate; instead it wants one that serves all children....
The All-Important ESEA (No Child Left Behind) Reauthorization
A Politico analysis says Republicans gut funding for programs they say they support, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act....
Making Certain Every Child Achieves
Marc Morial of the National Urban League presses for a robust reauthorized ESEA bill to ensure the educational rights of all children....
Obama Administration Offers Extension for No Child Left Behind Act Waivers
Obama administration issues No Child Left Behind Act waiver renewals to states...