Districts Embracing Online Credit-Recovery Options

As Boston, Chicago, and New York look to online credit-recovery programs, some say state "seat-time" rules need re-examining.

Daniels wants law to help charters get buildings

Board of Ed. Suit Adds to Robert Bobb's Tasks

Chinese Classes Supplanting French Classes

Investor Offers $20M to Build Academy for Principals

Rules Encourage School Employees to 'Double Dip'

Trial in Conn. to Find if Cheerleading Is Sport

Harrisburg schools cancel summer school classes

A Better Way to Assess Students and Evaluate Schools

Using ideas employed successfully by other countries, Monty Neill proposes a comprehensive evaluation model to replace America's "test-and-punish approach."

Pittsburgh Teacher Pact Tests 3 New Pay Elements

Officials say the new five-year contract is the result of a new approach to collective bargaining.

Minn. Law Spurs Charter Sponsors to Think Twice

Though seen as a national model, a law putting new demands on charter sponsors is prompting some to consider leaving authorizing.

School Officials May Seek Oil Spill Compensation

Lost taxes and tourism revenue due to the BP crisis could add pressure to cash-strapped K-12 budgets in Gulf Coast states.

L.A. Teacher Makes Algebra Cool With a Hip-Hop Beat

N.Y.C. Transit Agency Won't Cut Kids' Free Passes

La. School Waiver Bill Heads to Jindal

Officials Say Indian Students Need Flexibility

Wyo. Supreme Court Hears School Drug Testing Case

Study: W.Va. Jobs Will Require Little Education

Truth Commission Reopens Painful Past of Canada's Indian Schools

Major Foundation Gets Set to Open a Charter School

With plans to open a charter school next year in its Kansas City, Mo. hometown, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation breaks new ground.

School board micromanagement bill passes

90 pct. of seniors passed Wash. graduation exams

Keeping Sexual Predators Out of Classrooms

Lax reporting laws and improper record-keeping are only two of the legal and practical loopholes that let abusers teach and coach in schools, writes Billie-Jo Grant, a doctoral student whose research is in this area.

Exit Interview: Duncan's Outgoing Chief of Staff

Margot Rogers, leaving the Education Department after 18 months, talks about grants, teamwork, and being the departmental "glue."

Shutting Out Parents

The Obama "blueprint for reform" offers parents little voice in decisions that affect their children's education, Leonie Haimson and Julie Woestehoff write.

Give Us the Truth About School Violence

Districts routinely mislead Congress and the public on school-safety statistics, writes Jack Stollsteimer, and reporting laws should be toughened.

Equivalency Exam

Although a growing number of high school dropouts are taking the GED exam, most who pass it discover that it doesn’t help them much in finding better economic opportunities or completing postsecondary education, an analysis concludes.

Ohio Backs Common Standards

Ohio last week became the seventh state to adopt common standards in math and English/language arts.

Safety and Health

The most recent edition of a biennial national survey of health-risk behaviors among students finds that about 20 percent of respondents were victims of bullying on school grounds during 2009.

Jobs-Bill Backers Searching For Strategy to Win Passage

Supporters of a federal education jobs bill were still searching for a legislative vehicle late last week.

Study: Teens Are Bored

Most high school students feel bored and disconnected from school, according to a new survey of students from 103 high schools in 27 states.

Ala. Schools Chief: BP Owes Students for Lost Tax Revenue

The state superintendent said last week that he plans to bill BP for the loss of education tax revenues caused by the oil spill.

NEA Eyes Congress as High Court Refuses NCLB Case

Claims that the law amounts to an unfunded mandate could live on in debates over reauthorization.

Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession, Report Finds

While the economy may recover, the generation growing up now could feel the harsh impact of the Great Recession for years to come, a new report from the Foundation for Child Development contends.

Fla. Gives Test Company an 'F' for FCAT Delays

Florida's education commissioner threatened to impose significant penalties on the company for failing to meet the deadline for releasing scores.

Dodd Seeks to Put Spotlight on Children's Issues

Hearings and a proposed commission aim to focus on education, health, and other topics, amid economic uncertainty.

Calif. Primary Narrows Field for Top Schools Job

A retired superintendent will vie with a state assemblyman in November for the post of state schools chief.

The Inadvertent Bigotry of Inappropriate Expectations

In the push to make all students "college- and career-ready," Chris Myers Asch argues, there's too much stress on the "college" part.

States Seek Federal Waivers to Cut Special Education

Faced with budget woes, a handful of states look to a little-used legal provision to offer an escape hatch from federal spending mandates.

Winter's Aftermath Includes Lost Time

For many students in the Mid-Atlantic states, the school years is coming up a bit short because of severe snowstorms this past winter.

Papers Hint at High Court Nominee's Policy Thinking

As one of President Clinton's domestic policy advisers, Elena Kagan sometimes weighed in on education issues.

PTA, Facebook Promote Online Safety

The world’s largest social networking site is partnering with the parent group to tackle cyberbullying, Internet security.

Students Text Teachers for Quick Classroom Updates

Some educators encourage students to text them about homework, absences, or just life questions or concerns.

Race to Top Buy-In Level Examined

States increased the amount of support from local teachers' unions in their applications for the second round of stimulus grants, but made far less progress in enlisting districts or expanding the number of students affected by the education reform plans.

Arizona Immigration Law Creates Uncertain Role For School Police

Experts see a potential conflict between the law and a Supreme Court ruling that bars schools from asking about immigration status.

It's the Public's Data: Democratizing School Board Records

In a technological age, what it means for school systems to be truly transparent and accountable needs to be rethought, J.H. Snider writes.

Education Initiatives Hit Political Head Winds

Some in Congress voice qualms about elements of the Obama administration’s Race to the Top and school turnaround programs.

Districts Equipping School Buses With WiFi

School systems are trying to work through concerns about cost, content, and safety to give students living in rural areas Internet access.