Obama administration officials talk federal early-education proposals, turnarounds, NCLB waivers, and sequestration in addressing urban school leaders' annual legislative conference. Read Full Post >
The 16 winners of the Race to the Top District competition were announced. Read Full Post >
The Department of Education received 371 applications for the latest round of the Race to the Top competition, which focused on individual school districts or consortia of smaller districts rather than states. The 371 applications represented 1,189 school districts. Some districts didn't apply due to difficulty getting union buy-in. Read Full Post >
