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Where To Find The Best Education Around The World

Posted 01.27.2013 | Home

The United States places 17th in the developed world for education, according to a global report by education firm Pearson. Finland and South Korea...

How Do We Overcome Racial Stereotypes To Create A Fair, Effective Education System?

Posted 12.24.2012 | Home

Idaho last week became the 34th state to receive a waiver from No Child Left Behind, the sweeping Bush-era education law that sought to make all stude...

China Aiming for the Gold in Starting Kids Early, US Is Late to the Game

Ann O'Leary | Posted 10.23.2012 | Home
Ann O'Leary

For China, providing early education has become a national priority, while in the United States not so much.

The Real Reason America's Schools Stink

Businessweek | Charles Kenny | Posted 10.20.2012 | Home

Over the next few weeks, millions of American schoolchildren will return to the classroom from summer vacation, and not a moment too soon. Compared to...

Private Firms Eyeing Profits From U.S. Public Schools

Reuters | Posted 10.02.2012 | Home

By Stephanie Simon NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The investors gathered in a tony private club in Manhattan were eager to hear about the...

Step Up to Our Teachable Moments

Marc Joseph | Posted 09.05.2012 | Home
Marc Joseph

Every teacher I know is hard working and passionate about their job. They seem to have a higher calling than the average American.

Numbers Game: America's Struggle To Make Math Fun

Reuters | Posted 06.11.2012 | Home

By Stephanie Simon April 11 (Reuters) - Pity poor math. In the American drive to boost science and math education, it's...

Obama Plan To Save Teacher Jobs Makes Many Assumptions

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 12.11.2011 | Home

WASHINGTON — It's a startling statistic on the state of American schools: An estimated 280,000 teaching and other education jobs could be lost i...

What It's Going to Take to Transform Our Schools

Margaret Spellings | Posted 12.10.2011 | Home
Margaret Spellings

I think it's helpful to quickly review the principles that have revolutionized nearly every other area of our lives: competition, customization, technology, modern management and a relentless focus on the customer. 

A Milestone in Education

Phil Mickelson | Posted 10.22.2011 | Home
Phil Mickelson

What if we celebrated milestones in education with the same enthusiasm with which we celebrate achievement in sport?

Americans Have Near-Record Low Confidence In U.S. Public Schools, Gallup Study Shows

Posted 09.28.2011 | Home

Americans are becoming increasingly skeptical of the U.S. public school system, revealing near-record low confidence in schools. According results ...

Education in Chicago: Mr. Secretary: Quo Vadis?

Bill Sweetland | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Bill Sweetland

If Duncan and Obama really expect five million more students to graduate from two-year colleges, they must for the first time in history make our schools into thoroughly intellectualized, serious places.

Privilege and the Gap -- An Exchange

Rick Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rick Ayers

To really attack the achievement gap, we need to start building strong communities, integrating services, and transforming assessments.

The Genesis of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us"

Mike Rose | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Mike Rose

We hear so much about education these days -- test scores, reform battles -- but little that we hear gets to the heart of why education matters. That's why I wrote "Why School?".