Entries for November 2009

If half the students who dropped out of the class of 2008 had graduated, they would have generated $4.1billion more in wages, according to a new analy...

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Despite the movement for a shared national standards and assessment, experts believe the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will still...

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This article from The New York Times profiles the new and growing industry of pre-K test prep, and offers many interesting insights into attitudes abo...

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Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson announced a five-year plan to bring all of the city's schools up to par, including the closing and ...

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In this must-see program David Gregory talks with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Rev. ...

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Despite some controversy, Wesleyan University has joined the list of American colleges offering classes to inmates.  Wesleyan, however, may be th...

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Jay Mathews writes for The Washington Post about a new movement of educators who have replaced the label of "at-risk" with "at-promise."  This is...

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Nicholas Kristof writes for the New York Times that, "of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable story belong...

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One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how thing...

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Massachusetts educators are applauding a new reporting system for MCAS tests (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) that tracks student progr...

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