Greece will receive a second bailout from the European Union -- to the tune of €130 billion ($173 billion )-- as part of a deal reached by Eurozone finance ministers on February 21st.

Last week, the Greek government passed new austerity measures, making even deeper cuts to the...

Republican Party presidential candidates continue to battle it out to see who might face the Democratic Party nominee -- most likely, President Barack Obama -- in the 2012 race for the White House. As they've made known their views about everything from health care and taxes to abortion and gay...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise announcement Thursday that Cathie Black is resigning as New York City Schools Chancellor reveals some of the challenges inherent in hiring a non-educator to lead a large public school district and inspire the confidence of teachers, parents and the public.

In another shocker, New York State...

Those crusading against the dropout problem had reason to celebrate this week. A report released by the U.S. Department of Education, "Building a Grad Nation," announced that the number of "dropout factories" in the country - or high schools that fail to graduate at least 60 percent of...

Ever since the first one opened in Minnesota 18 years ago, charter schools have been regarded by many teachers, union leaders and school-district leaders as interlopers on their public education turf. Districts complain that charter schools attract the best students and siphon off public money that would otherwise be theirs.

The recent resignations of high-profile school chiefs Joel Klein in New York and Michelle Rhee in Washington, DC, raise questions about the future of education reform at a time when school districts across the United States are adopting policies the two icons of change pioneered.

What did it take to win millions of federal dollars to finance state education reforms? Including some magical words certainly didn't hurt. A look at the finalists' applications from the second round of Race to the Top reveals that winners hit on key education buzzwords more frequently than losers did....

It was Michael Rosa's third day of Spanish at Hostos Community College in New York City, even though he was just 14 years old. Rosa got into a shouting match with his professor. It happened so often in those days that he doesn't remember what this particular...

A lawsuit filed on July 12th alleges that California's school funding system is unconstitutional, and it might hint at things to come around the country. A surge of similar cases and subtle changes in the legal arguments of such cases are possible, experts say.

Public Advocates, the San...

"I said reach up," Marshall Swiney sings out over Corcoran Holt's steady drumbeat. Ten out of the 12 seated seniors facing him gamely raise their hands. Swiney, still singing directions, goes over to one of the culprits refusing to move. He lifts her hands up and from that point on...