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The details of the indictment are stunning - teachers and school administrators allegedly engaged in a vast conspiracy, all for the sake of making Atlanta’s ...
How bad does a public school system need to be for the state to take over? Are low student test scores alone enough? And what is a realistic time frame for the ...
As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, policy makers are grappling with a tricky reality: a...
When I was in the fifth grade, Fridays always meant math drills. Our teacher stood over us with a stopwatch in one hand and a gym whistle in the other...
EWA recently held a one-day seminar focused on STEM education at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County...
Every school budget tells a story—about a district’s spending plan, its priorities, goals, and financial health. The challenge is to wade through the jargon...
Joel Packer is executive director of the Committee for Education Funding, which lobbies on behalf of a diverse membership of more than 100 organizations includi...
Every year, the College Board releases its Advanced Placement Report to the Nation. It’s a virtual treasure trove of data on the college preparatory course ex...
Teachers can use positive intervention strategies to help overcome the “stereotype threat” that Latino students often feel, a recent Stanford University stu...