Few education topics get parents, teachers, and school leaders more riled up than discussions about using results from student tests to measure the quality of
I once heard a Montclair High School student describe how he could tell whether a class was an AP or honors course by glancing into
I’ve tried to be open-minded about Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos. Many people I respect view her as a potentially powerful voice for
On Wednesday Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in which he reflected on the “pejorative connotations” of traditional school
‘The single best thing that I can do,” Gov. Cuomo said last year, is “break what is in essence one of the only remaining public
Many Americans probably chuckle in agreement when hearing that old Mark Twain quip, “suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of
One of the most powerful, progressive, and popular leaders in national politics is U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), whom many regard as Teddy Kennedy’s heir
Great read in The Atlantic about the alignment of disability advocates and civil rights leaders on the necessity of maintaining federal oversight, annual testing, and accountability in
From The Hill: Billions of federal dollars are spent on education each year, and no taxpayer wants to see this investment wasted. When federal dollars
Alice Johnson Cain, Vice President for Federal and State Policy at Teach Plus, makes a convincing case for why the U.S. Senate must include action