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Give Obama A+ for school reform ideas

President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.

Duncan to call for change in teachers' education

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to push for reforms in how teachers are taught when he speaks at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York on Thursday.

Are states following stimulus plan rules for schools?

Creating and saving jobs while boosting investment in the future are among the top goals of the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus plan.

Report card shows U.S. students need to improve math skills

U.S. schoolchildren still have work to do when it comes to mathematics, the secretary of education said Wednesday.

D.C. chief after shootings: Public must help protect kids

A scene that has played out all too often this year in major U.S. cities repeated itself Tuesday on a street in Washington.

Cabinet officials, Chicagoans discuss ways to end teen violence

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan met Wednesday with a group of teens who were schoolmates of a Chicago youth brutally beaten to death last month.

Commentary: Let's take 'all children forward'

In our first 100 days, the Obama administration has presented a comprehensive education agenda -- from the cradle through college -- that protects children and jobs in the short term and invests in the long term by advancing education reform.

Despite push, year-round schools get mixed grades

As students head back to class across the United States, educators are weighing the benefits of a longer school year, which has been tried in several districts with mixed results.

Commentary: Obama on risky ground on schools

President Obama has made it clear from the earliest days of his presidency that he intended to make education a high priority for his administration.

In school speech, Obama says education key to country's future

The White House released the text Monday of a controversial back-to-school speech to students from President Obama.

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