Questions for Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau Questions for Montana Superintendent Denise Juneau
Montana's superintendent of public instruction, a groundbreaking Native American leader, is a strong believer in the power of public education to combat poverty.
Feb 1, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky
Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies
Teacher Activist Groups are fighting back with a month of nationwide workshops based on the banned curriculum.
Feb 1, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
ALEC’s Latest Actions ALEC’s Latest Actions
The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing its education reform agenda, and its minions in New Hampshire want to disenfranchise Democrats.
Jan 30, 2012 / Ben Adler
As Chicago’s Hull House Closes Its Doors, Time to Revive the Settlement Model? As Chicago’s Hull House Closes Its Doors, Time to Revive the Settlement Model?
The nation's oldest settlement house is closing. Is Jane Addams’s method—having citizens of different socioeconomic classes living among each other—a legacy that ...
Jan 25, 2012 / Louise W. Knight
Scratching the Surface of Obama’s Education Rhetoric Scratching the Surface of Obama’s Education Rhetoric
From drop-outs to teachers, dId the president’s State of the Union school reform proposals make any sense?
Jan 25, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Teachers Matter. Now What? Teachers Matter. Now What?
New research shows teachers with high test scores help kids get to college and avoid teen pregnancy. What should this mean for teacher evaluation and pay?
Jan 15, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Teachers Matter. Now What? Teachers Matter. Now What?
New research shows teachers with high test scores also help kids get to college and avoid teen pregnancy. But what does it mean for teacher evaluation and pay?
Jan 15, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools? Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools?
The new version of the federal education law would further entrench the problems besetting schools that serve poor and minority children.
Jan 11, 2012 / Feature / Linda Darling-Hammond
A Decade of No Child Left Behind A Decade of No Child Left Behind
Assessing the landmark education legislation on its tenth anniversary.
Jan 6, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue
Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.
Dec 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein