Barack Obama Education Policy

Fixing No Child Left Behind: What Our Schools Really Need

Susan Kane | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


Susan Kane

As millions of kids headed back to school this month, many parents, teachers, and administrators had a lot to think about. Things like, will there actually be enough seats in the ballooning classes?

Clueless: The Dept. of Education Fails Again

Dennis Danziger | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Dennis Danziger

I'm a public high school teacher, and when I voted for Barack Obama I thought I was voting for change. Turns out, as far as education goes, I voted for Bush Lite.

At Sea Without a Compass: Chart a New Course for Education Reform

Karen Symms Gallagher | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Karen Symms Gallagher

The federal government needs to call a public advisory committee, comprised of representatives from every stakeholder group that cares about what is happening in public schools.

Transform Education? Yes, We Must

Sir Ken Robinson | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics


Sir Ken Robinson

Economically and culturally, the future of America and of the rest of world lies now in a different direction. It will depend on the vitality, diversity and creativity of all its people.

Obama Education Pick Arne Duncan 'Poster Child For No Child Resistance'

This Week In Education | Alexander Russo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago


Many educators will be happy to know that, under Arne Duncan Chicago was the poster child for districts resisting and criticizing the law. Others may...

Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Martin Carnoy

With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.

Educators Expect Obama To Change No Child Left Behind

Daily Herald | Matt Arado | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago


One of President Bush's most noteworthy accomplishments - the No Child Left Behind law enacted in 2002 - might undergo some fundamental changes when ...

Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.

NEA to Democrats: Come and Get It

Michele McNeil | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Michele McNeil

As Democrats continue to fight over who should be their nominee, the nation's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, wants to re...