An education advocacy group that became a lobbying powerhouse during the 2013 legislative session with the backing of Texas tort reform heavyweights is now turning its sights to th[...]

After a string of defeats at the Tennessee General Assembly last year, out-of-state education reform groups have reloaded as they look for wins that proved elusive even in a Republ[...]

Gov. Butch Otter is setting high expectations for what he will say about education in his State of the State address Monday. He pledged “aggressive fulfillment” of the [...]

In keeping with the spirit of the season, let me say that education reform advocates have much to be grateful for this year. For the first time in quite a long while, we can see wh[...]

  Nobel Prize winner and professional curmudgeon Mario Vargas Llosa has expressed some (somewhat unsurprisingly) mixed feelings about the state of his home country. The Peruvi[...]

West Virginia education officials said they have made progress on the governor's education priorities but more needs to be done. The priorities outlined by Gov. Earl Ray Tombli[...]

  Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng has talked in general terms about his version of "education reform". But one crucial aspect of the reform must necessarily be[...]

Secretary of Education Mark Murphy has joined a national group of “school-reform,” anti-establishment state education leaders. The group, which includes seven state sup[...]

In the nation's public schools, some students are marginalized based on disabilities or differences, real or perceived. A University of Kansas professor has co-edited and contr[...]

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hastily walked back his comments recently after dismissing Common Core opponents as “white suburban moms” who had suddenly realized t[...]