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One of NCLB's best features is the transparency that now exists regarding schools' educational performance.  With NCLB now headed towards reauthorization, that transparency is now endangered. 

A first-hand look at debate in Colorado over the recent report by the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce.

How do you know when you’ve been fighting your school district too long? When you create a comic strip based on your experiences and you’ve got plenty of material to use.

Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Foundation recently made two recommendations in lieu of NCLB reauthorization.  His ideas have merit, but they don't go far enough.

Just what does it mean to be a "Master of Education"?

Taking a closer look at enrollment figures for Los Angeles Unified School District yields some disturbing observations.

Our intrepid ed school mole takes a look at his namesake, constructivism, and a recent challenge from Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews.

With NCLB now five years old, looking at places like the DC Catholic School consortium can offer some real life lessons for improving the law.

Currently, more than a third of the black students in St. Louis City don’t graduate.  We should give these students more choices so that dropping out isn’t the only alternative to the public school down the block.

With NCLB reauthorization at hand, the 110th Congress has the opportunity to set a new course for American education. Restoring state and local control should be its destination.