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The Los Angeles election is upcoming, and the mayoral candidates are using their stances and plans on education to differentiate themselves.... Read More

The first TED Prize for education innovation has been awarded to Sugata Mitra for his “School in the Cloud” innovation.... Read More

Recently, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice conducted two reports examining school staffing practices around the country, finding that recent claims of teacher and educator shortages may be over-exaggerated.... Read More

The Alabama state legislature's recent attempt at sweeping school reform has sparked controversy. Various groups, including teachers unions and citizens, voice their concern over whether the reforms will actually help failing schools, prompting a lawsuit to be filed by the Alabama Education Association to block the bill.... Read More

According to an annual survey released last month by Metlife Survey of the American Teacher, although 82 percent of American teachers are either somewhat satisfied or very satisfied with their career, teacher dissatisfaction is the highest it has been in 25 years.... Read More

If the $85 billion automatic “sequestration” federal budget cuts go through Congress tomorrow, Florida could see a loss of more than $54 million in funding this year for primary education, putting around 750 teaching jobs at risk. The cuts would also eliminate services for approximately 2,700 children in Head Start and Early Head Start.... Read More

A new Mathematica study examining KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) charter schools shows that students at these schools are experiencing higher academic gains in core subjects than their public school counterparts.... Read More

Designed to ensure that children's safety, zero tolerance expulsion policies have recently been facing strong criticisms. Adding to these, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just released a report asking school districts avoid out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, due to many adverse effects they have on a child.... Read More

Beginning March 1, the federal government will impose an $85 billion, across-the-board budget cut. This sequestration, in turn will deeply affect education, as thousands of teachers around the country could potentially lose their jobs.... Read More

A new report, dubbed the 'mega-state report' looks at the student achievement of the five most populous states in the hopes of gaining insight into national educational trends, with several of these states made significant improvements in various areas.... Read More