If Congress doesn't move on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act this year, states are poised to get going on their own ideas on accountability and other areas. Read Full Post >
The new Republican chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the committee's top Democrat agree on a few basics when it comes to reauthorizing ESEA. Read Full Post >
A day after the State of the Union speech, the education secretary and members of the Senate's "Big 8" on education policy say they want to move swiftly to make changes to the nine-year-old law. Read Full Post >
The buzz is that education could get a much more prominent role than usual in the president's State of the Union address early next year. And lawmakers want to be ready. Read Full Post >
In a speech to state lawmakers and education leaders, the education secretary offered a glimpse into his thoughts for the future. Read Full Post >
NEA wants regulatory relief from some of NCLB's requirements. The union sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking for flexibility in key areas. Read Full Post >
Melody Barnes, who leads President Barack Obama's Domestic Policy Council, told an audience at an Education Week event today that reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is going to be a "top" priority in the new year. Read Full Post >
Some are wondering whether Congress will try to move a more limited bill that fixes some of the issues with the current law. Read Full Post >
K-12 policy is one area where Republicans and Democrats could see eye-to-eye, President Barack Obama said today. Read Full Post >
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, has criticized the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
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