A set-up at the University of Virginia?
It's hard to look at this any other way: University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan is being set up by the governing board to fail.
How sequester will affect University of Maryland
Here's the letter the president of the University of Maryland sent out detailing how the school will be affected by the sequester.
Republicans on the ropes? Not everywhere …
Joe Scarborough keeps saying on "Morning Joe" that the GOP is in big trouble, but there is one area of policy where they seem to be doing just fine.
A ‘most embarrassing moment’ college admissions poem
Five things to know about the SAT
Do colleges really need SAT scores to pick freshmen? Is the SAT really uncoachable? Here are some facts you should know about the famous college admissions test.
Welfare for the rich? Private school tax credit programs expanding
What sequester? Some states are using public money to pay private school tuition through controversial tax credit programs that benefit the rich. And the programs are expanding..
It’s time for Teach For America to fold — former TFAer
A Teach For America alum who finished teaching last year gives a detailed argument about why Wendy Kopp should close shop.
To Arne Duncan: ‘Check your facts’
Arne Duncan gets slapped for comments linking teacher layoffs to the sequester.
Research on preschool: Setting the record straight
Is President Obama's preschool proposal based on solid research? Here's an analysis by an early childhood expert.
What’s worth learning?
Less is actually more when it comes to teaching and learning, a veteran educator argues. Here's what he means.
Education innovator wins $1 million TED prize
The winner of the first $1 million TED Prize for education innovation is (no, not Sal Khan) Sugata Mitra, for his plan to start this year the "School in the Cloud." What's that?
An education reform warning for Democrats
If there is one area where there is bipartisan support in President Obama's agenda, it is education reform. And that's too bad. Here's the history of this and an explanation of why it is a problem.
Michelle Obama links movement to better test scores
The first lady says that kids should get more physical education and that it will help them in the classroom.
AT&T’s lousy lessons for kids
No, ATT, more is not always better than less -- even if your ads to promote phones with 4G say so, or, rather, have kids say it in staged conversations that are supposed to be cute but aren't.
SAT exam to be redesigned
The famed SAT college admissions exam will undergo a thorough redesign by the College Board, which is calling the effort an "ambitious effort" to "better meets" the needs of students and schools.
Largest for-profit U.S. university expects to be put on probation by accreditor
The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit university in the U.S. and the school with that great "I Am a Phoenix' advertising campaign, is expecting to be put on probation by its accrediting agency.
Editorial bashes Jeb Bush’s education ‘reform’ efforts
A Florida newspaper rips apart Jeb Bush's school reform record in the state and takes on his national reputation as a leading education reformer.
Why I oppose Common Core standards: Ravitch
The leading voice in the movement against corporate-based school reform believes in national standards but has come out against the Common Core.
It’s the argument, stupid, not the text
Here's an argument about why the contention over how much fiction high school students should be reading under the Common Core is misplaced.
Resistance to Common Core standards growing
In Indiana there is a push to put a hold on Common Core implementation. Here's why.
‘You can’t have that data’: 19 months of stonewalling by ed bureaucrats
In state after state, critics of education reform try to get data from state education departments to see for themselves how well the reforms are working but often get stonewalled. Here's one such story.
The Grammys, the Oscars… and now the Bunkum Awards
Unlike the Grammys and the Oscars, the Bunkum Awards are given to winners who would rather not receive them.
The big misunderstanding about MOOCs
MOOCs, those massive open online courses, are said by some to be the future of higher education. Really?
Does school reform perpetuate inequity?
The test-based and “no excuses” reform paradigm is a massive failure when measured against goals committed to equity.
Should cursive writing be required? A N.C. bill would mandate it
Many schools don't bother teaching cursive writing anymore, but efforts are being made to require that they do.
Massachusetts professors protest high-stakes standardized tests
A coalition of more than 130 Massachusetts professors and researchers from at least 20 schools -- including Harvard -- signed a public statement opposing high-stakes standardized tests to assess students, teachers and schools.
Four reasons why teachers should not teach creationism
If teachers teach creationism, why, then, shouldn't students study alternative views in other fields, writes Daniel Willingham. ''Why is such deference offered to Euclid? My uncle Leon has an alternative version of plane geometry and it shows Euclid was all wrong. I think that theory deserves a hearing."
Teacher questions value of AP program
A teacher who taught AP government questions whether all AP courses really make high school students more prepared for college than they would have been if they took other courses.
Next steps toward achieving equity in education
How can federal policy offer solutions to eliminate disparities in educational opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap? Here are some recommendations.
It’s wrong ‘to spend a cent less’ on high-risk kids, teacher tells lawmakers
An award-winning teacher spells out what could happen to her needy students if Congress allows automatic budget cuts to go forward on March 1.
Loudoun charter school debate: Do applicants have links to Islamic preacher?
Ties between a Turkish Islamic preacher and the applicants of a proposed charter school in Loudoun County are a focus of debate about opening the school.
U.S. teachers’ job satisfaction craters — report
American teachers are enjoying their jobs less than at any time in the last 25 years, a new survey shows. And there's more bad news about the effects of school reform.
Five habits of great students: Lessons from top-ranked STEM school
Many factors affect how well students do in school, but among them are how the students themselves approach their work and learning. Here are some lessons from a top STEM school.
Sal Kahn on his famous online academy
Is the Khan Academy really a breakthrough educational model as its supporters say? Does its founder, Sal Khan, believe that?
If students designed their own school… it would look like this
A public high school student actually allowed some students to design their own semester and run it themselves.