Common Core clash: AFT president fires back at state education officials
The head of a major teachers union fired back Tuesday at state education officials who had dismissed her call for a moratorium on stakes associated ...
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Alaska, Hawaii, W. Virginia get No Child Left Behind waivers
Three more states have received waivers from the U.S. Department of Education to free them from many of the requirements of No Child Left Behind, the ...
State education chiefs oppose delay in high-stakes test repercussions
A small group of state education officials is pushing back against a call by teachers unions for a moratorium on using standardized tests for ...
Michigan parent to Arne Duncan: 'Our schools are at the breaking point'
Education Secretary Arne Duncan just visited Michigan where he visited schools in Detroit and the Perry Child Development Center in Ypsilanti.
Duncan on testing: 'We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater'
Here is the text of a speech (as prepared for delivery) that Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave this week to the American Educational Research ...
Obama's big second-term education problem
President Obama has a big problem in his second term in terms of education policy: his first term. Obama and his education secretary, Arne Duncan, ...
The gap between school reform rhetoric and reality in 3 cities
A new report looks at the results of school reform in three major cities and finds that reformers' claims about success don't exactly match reality.
Letter to Obama: We need data on 'highly qualified' teachers
Should students still learning how to be teachers be considered "highly qualified teachers"? Should new college graduates with only five weeks of ...
Severe technical problems raise concerns over online tests
Add this to the list of problems with high-stakes standardized tests: Technical glitches in several states during the online administration of new ...
Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger announces plans to step down
Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger has shepherded the public university for more than 13 years, overseeing enviable growth in scientific ...
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