You will not catch me dissing Schoolhouse Rock. Like all good Gen Xers, I grew up with the infectious tones of the Saturday morning series permeating...

The No Child Left Behind Act allows each state to define for itself what "academically proficient" means, thus dramatic differences appear from one state to the next.

Let me say it again: It is time to kill the Bush-era No Child Left Behind program. If judged solely by test scores, the only coin that the NCLB crowd understands, the law has been a dud.

While "tangible inducements" to minors may now be a forbidden tactic in credit card marketing, military recruiters continue to ply students with key chains, hats, and t-shirts in pursuit of their goals.

We need to understand what pushes these young people out the door, and we need to provide more substantive intervention to more students sooner.

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.

Joel Klein has relied on three principles: developing public school leadership, incentives for teacher quality, and accountability. His approach has produced some demonstrable progress.

Obama recognizes that if the United States is to pull out of this recession for the long term, we must invest in education.

Many students from poor backgrounds -- like Jamal from Slumdog Millionaire -- fare poorly on standardized tests, but that doesn't mean they aren't intelligent.

Transforming the teaching profession into a merit-based system is an obvious first step toward reducing educational inequality.

Michelle Rhee, education chancellor of the District of Columbia -- in charge of the worst performing public school system in the nation -- has laid do...

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.

You'd think the studious Senator from Illinois would avoid repeating the Bush regime's horror show of unqualified appointments, of picking politicos over professionals. But here we go again.

There is something to be said about hindsight. Those clamoring for jobs with the Obama Administration will soon learn on their own about the burdens ...