News Briefs
Although the Arizona Republican has touted his support for merit pay and school choice, education policy wonks still aren’t certain how he would handle such major issues as the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act.
July 15, 2008
July 15, 2008
Is the No Child Left Behind Act the right vehicle for improving education? A new documentary tries to answer that question.
June 17, 2008
The clock is ticking on the Bush administration’s effort to revise rules for the No Child Left Behind Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
June 9, 2008
Senator Barack Obama hopes a bill he sponsored will “give students the resources and curriculum they need” to prosper in the future economy.
June 3, 2008
A senator who knows firsthand the dangers of food allergies wants to help schools respond effectively to the growing number of children with such problems.
May 20, 2008
Federal officials are once again looking at exclusion and accommodation guidelines in the hope of bringing more consistency to those policies.
July 11, 2008
Leading advocate for education change, former Oklahoma Republican Rep. J.C. Watts, says Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain must be willing to challenge their political bases if real change is to come to the nation's schools.
July 10, 2008, AP
Elective high school Bible courses would be constitutional if taught using the non-specific guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education, Texas Attorney General said Wednesday.
July 9, 2008, AP
Education groups following the two U.S. Supreme Court cases got a split decision, as one ruling handed employees a victory and the other shot down a worker’s challenge to a state retirement system.
Updated: July 14, 2008
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