The 2009 NAEP Reading results show little improvement; read a summary of the results from EdWeek (includes links to NAEP reports and findings). Click...

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Neal Conan interviews David Shenk about his new book, "The Genius in All of Us" for NPR.  Shenk offers excellent evidence that people can get sma...

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has vowed to bring renewed focus to the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, announcing his goals on the ...

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America's educational advantage is quickly eroding, testified one of the world's foremost experts on comparing national school systems before a Senate...

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Read the article that everyone is talking about.  Elizabeth Green builds the case that great teachers aren't born, they're made, in her intriguin...

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Sam Dillon details for The New York Times the federal Department of Education's plan to bring a revitalized focus to civil rights enforcement. Click ...

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Michele McNeil and Lesli A. Maxwell detail for Education Week the 16 finalists in the national Race to the Top competition. Click here to read this a...

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Trish Williams and Michael Kirst report on key findings from their study of California middle schools in this excellent, detailed article.  They ...

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In the ever-exciting, ever-expanding field of brain research, the latest studies show that, while the older adult brain is less quick to pick up new t...

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