Tthe Common Core Standards released contain a notable omission: social studies. That's because the thorniest debates start when you start tinkering with that age-old question of who gets to write history.

No Child Left Behind is fading from policy discussions, but it continues to shape daily life in schools in a very negative way. Capitol Hill should not forget about the law. Teachers certainly haven't.

As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen's asks: Can our standardized system of schooling be adapted to handle differences in the way individual brains are wired for learning?

Engineers have made great advances in robotics in recent years. Everyday-robots can vacuum rugs and mop floors. More advanced models can act as secretary of education.

Over the last few weeks, I had the chance to attend two different events that covered similar ground: a day-long conference on survey quality organize...

The need for improving our education system has never been greater. The rest of the world is catching up with us competitively, threatening our economic and national security.

America needs a national effort to raise education standards in every state. Not dictate what should be done in the classroom -- but states are not, competing individually in the global economy.