With Varied Approach, Candidates Push School Choice
The right to choose the school you want your child to attend has been the subject of court battles and bitter political debates. Still, both President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney have made...
View ArticleFirestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals
As part of Virginia's waiver to opt out of mandates set out in the No Child Left Behind law, the state has created a controversial new set of education goals that are higher for white and Asian kids...
View ArticleIn California, Parents Trigger Change At Failing School
Parents in one small California community have used a "parent-trigger" law for the first time to shut down and take over an elementary school.
View ArticleHoliday Travelers Stranded By Severe Weather
A major storm system is causing havoc for travelers trying to get home from their holiday destinations. Powerful winds and blizzard conditions have hit parts of the U.S.
View ArticleUnion Backs 'Bar Exam' For Teachers
The system for preparing and licensing teachers in the U.S. is in such disarray that the American Federation of Teachers is proposing a "bar exam" similar to the one lawyers have to pass before they...
View ArticleSequester Spells Uncertainty For Many Public Schools
If Congress and the Obama administration can't agree on a budget deal by Friday, the federal government will be forced to cut $85 billion from just about every federally funded program. Every state...
View ArticleRace, Poverty Central To National School-Closure Debate
In Chicago, parents are fighting to prevent the city from closing 54 public schools.
View ArticleStudy: More Adult Pell Grant Students, Not Enough Graduating
The federal government each year gives needy college students billions of dollars they don't have to pay back — $34.5 billion to be exact. More than 9 million students rely on the Pell Grant program....
View ArticleEl Paso Schools Cheating Scandal Probes Officials' Accountability
No one knows if Atlanta's school superintendent or any of the people accused of falsifying test results will go to jail, but they wouldn't be the first if they do.Lorenzo Garcia, the former...
View Article'Core Curriculum' Puts Education Experts At Odds
At 2 p.m., it's crunch time for students who write for The Harbinger Online, the award-winning, student news site at Shawnee Mission East High just outside Kansas City, Kan.
View Article30 Years On, Educators Still Divided On Scathing Schools Report
Thirty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan's administration released "A Nation at Risk," a report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in American public education.According to the report,...
View ArticleOnline College Courses Get A Big Boost, But Doubts Persist
From New Mexico to New York, 10 state university systems have announced they are joining the ranks of elite institutions embracing the massive open online course, or MOOC, system.On Thursday, they...
View ArticleStudent Loan Rates Set To Double On July 1
The interest rate on government-backed student loans is going to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent Monday.Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration could not agree on a plan to keep it...
View ArticleThe Charter School Vs. Public School Debate Continues
Charter schools turn 21 this year. In that time, these privately run, publicly funded schools have spread to 41 states and enrolled more than 2 million students.But one key question lingers: Do kids in...
View ArticleWhat's Behind The Turnaround At Miami Public Schools?
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: For years, Miami-Dade County Public Schools faced problems common to many urban schools: low attendance, high dropout rates, poor grades. But since 2008, Alberto...
View ArticleDo The Data Exist To Make A College-Rating System Work?
President Obama unveiled a plan on Thursday that would, for the first time, tie federal student aid to a new rating system for colleges and universities.
View ArticleNew School Year Brings Sequestration Pain For Many Districts
The superintendent of the Lancaster, Pa., school district is meeting with teachers and staff at George Washington Elementary. It's the start of a new school year, and he's trying to sound upbeat about...
View ArticleThe Sad Death Of An Adjunct Professor Sparks A Labor Debate
The death of a long-time, part-time professor in Pittsburgh is gathering the attention of instructors nationwide. The trend of relying on part-time faculty has been in the works for decades, and...
View ArticleIn Push For 'Common' Standards, Many Parents Left Uneducated
Forty-five states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, the first-ever national academic standards for students. But opposition is growing, and some lawmakers are having second thoughts about...
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