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There’s lots of talk about the urgent need to improve Latino students’ math and science performance . But what programs exist that help Latino students purs...

Most of the first 12 states granted waivers from some of the tougher provisions of No Child Left Behind have provided few details on how they plan to satisfy a ...

With commencement season underway, luminaries and leaders are sharing their wisdom with new graduates heading out into the world....

There were a few readers who shared their thoughts with me on the new Center on Education Policy report, and their comments had some similar underlying themes....

Amid the dizzying crush of school improvement efforts — federal incentive grants, new regulations for teacher evaluations, proposals to raise state curriculum...

Center for Education Policy senior research assistant Alexandra Usher and consultant Nancy Kober spoke with EWA about their new report on research studying stud...

A poll released this week found that Latino voters place improving K-12 education above immigration as a top issue of concern in the upcoming presidential elect...

“Somewhere between a third and a half of high school graduates leave high school prepared with a reasonable chance to succeed in college,” according to one ...

Do your local school board members reflect the student demographics of the district they serve? In Pasadena, California, and in many districts across the countr...