Administrators of the Chicago Public Schools have given their final approval to the closure of 49 schools. The move, which was pushed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, means that thousands of students throughout the city will be transferred to different schools starting next year. Members of the Board of Education were set to vote on four [...] Read More
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, is pushing for a moratorium on... Read More
by Joe Nathan We have things to work on, but Minnesota’s school improvement efforts do not... Read More
Three additional states have been approved for waivers from some of the provisions of the No Child... Read More
Antonio Sanchez, 31, and Monica Ratliff, 43, are vying for one of seven seats on the Los Angeles... Read More
Effective August 31st, the controversial CSCOPE curriculum support system designed to help Texas... Read More
Philadelphia school superintendent William R. Hite Jr. knows all about controversy. Since taking... Read More
by Matthew K. Tabor At Weigand Elementary in Los Angeles, parents were so dissatisfied with the... Read More
A number of states including Florida are contemplating changes that would hold institutions... Read More
Teachers and parents spoke out at the Denver Public Schools board meeting about the... Read More
More groups are saying that the time and expense dedicated to standardized testing is having... Read More
Attempts to push students into attempting Algebra I material earlier in their academic careers... Read More
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