NCLB Tutoring Outside The Box

Community-based nonprofit groups are a small but important piece of the marketplace of organizations that provide free tutoring to 530,000 poor children nationwide under the No Child Left Behind law, experts say. (May 13, 2008)

Children’s Use of Antipsychotic Drugs Up in U.K., U.S.

American children take antipsychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom, according to a comparison based on a new U.K. study. (January 9, 2008)

Consistent ELL Guides Proposed

The U.S. Department of Education's move could prompt major changes in the way states measure the achievement of English-language learners. (May 9, 2008)

Principals’ Group Seeks Influence On Incentive Pay

School districts that want to start pay-for-performance programs for school leaders should look beyond high-stakes student tests as the primary measure for awarding bonuses, a recent position paper says. (May 9, 2008)

Report Cites Asian-Americans' NCLB Issues

Schools are failing to identify such students under the No Child Left Behind Act and to get them the academic interventions they need, a report says. (May 8, 2008)

Poll Finds U.S. Teachers Split on Role of Unions, Pay Incentives, Tenure

Most public school teachers are unequivocally ambivalent about unions and education reform, a recent survey says. (May 8, 2008)

Edge Seen for Chicago Charter High Schools

A new first-of-its-kind analysis suggests that in Chicago, at least, charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college than similar students in regular public high schools. (May 7, 2008)

Districts Take Action to Stem Violence Aimed at Teachers

Experts caution that reliable and up-to-date statistics on student violence against teachers can be hard to acquire. National and district data show a drop in such violence over the past decade. (May 6, 2008)

Single-Sex Schooling Gets New Showcase

South Carolina is turning to single-sex classrooms to boost school choice and achievement, but critics question the effort's pace and wisdom. (May 6, 2008)

Online Education Cast as ‘Disruptive Innovation’

A new book by Harvard business professor Clayton M. Christensen predicts that the rapid growth in computer-based delivery of education could have potentially dramatic consequences for established public schools. (May 5, 2008)