Teachers and administrators report little awareness of how the new standards will be implemented in their classrooms or what resources they will have to adapt the standards for English-learners. Read Full Post >
A survey of North Carolina teachers shows that more than 50 percent of them spend over half their class time preparing students for high-stakes tests. Read Full Post >
California wants a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act -- but not under the conditions assigned by the Obama administration, in its offer to provide states with flexbility. Read Full Post >
New report describes how seven states' teaching standards address needs of ELLs. Read Full Post >
The state is reworking its grading system for schools, and some worry that if special centers for students with disabilities go ungraded, special education students will be pushed out of traditional schools. Read Full Post >
Indiana's Republican governor credits the Obama administration with challenging teachers' unions and says recent GOP legislative successes reflect a change in public thinking on education issues. Read Full Post >
Governors from around the country convene for the National Governors Association's winter meeting in Washington. Read Full Post >
In our Feb. 22 issue, I wrote about the increased scrutiny on K12 Inc., a for-profit virtual charter schools operator that's been the subject of damning media reports and studies in recent months. But in the time since that story was published, there have been several examples on the state level tha... Read Full Post >
Gov. Dannel Malloy, of Connecticut, is trying to overhaul the process for awarding teacher tenure, and taking heat for it. Read Full Post >
The panel will focus exclusively on how to improve academic achievement for 1.5 million English learners in the state. Read Full Post >
