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While debate on NCLB rages on, the debate on one of the most pressing issues - a rapidly increasing shortage of teachers - remains relatively silent.

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Education Improvement Tax Credit scholarships have provided tens of thousands of lifeboats to low-income and working-class families looking for the right school for their child. And the state’s $36 million investment in the EITC program is saving PA taxpayers over $294 million per year. Read more »

You see, my child has been designated by the board of education as one of many "subjects" who will be undergoing an experimental treatment called "Everyday Math," developed by the Chicago RESEARCH project.

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Conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced a bill that would let states opt out of many of the mandates imposed by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Under the new approach, states would be free to use federal education funds as they see fit, provided they maintain student testing to assess their […] Read more »

While shrinking class size can be a good thing (after all, what parent wants their child in larger classes with fewer teachers?), research suggests it’s no quick fix for struggling schools.

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Like stones cast into the public education waters, charter schools create ripples that can affect conventional public schools nearby.
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In this oldie-but-goodie, Lewis Solmon asks why nobody is protesting the dismal state of California schools.

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In 1983, A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform was released. This report from the U.S. Department of Education highlighted a number of troubling findings on the state of education in the U.S.

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On March 22 the Missouri State Board of Education voted to remove the Saint Louis Public Schools’ provisional accreditation.

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