One year ago this week, America got a wake-up call about a core problem in our politics that empowers ideological extremists and special interests.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray has nominated Kaya Henderson as the new chancellor of the district's public schools, his office announced Wednesday.
State leaders across the country are confronting some of the toughest decisions they have ever had to make in order to balance their budgets amid a massive financial crisis. As a parent who has worked in education for almost 20 years, knowing that budget cuts will soon hit education is far from my ideal.
The city of Detroit is closing a number of its schools in order to balance the budget. CNNMoney's Poppy Harlow reports.
Even before Gov. Scott Walker began headlining the national news and teachers walked off their jobs and joined protests en masse over Wisconsin's budgetary reform measures, the country had been engaging in a serious dialogue on meaningful education reform.
Michelle Rhee, former DC schools chancellor, unveils Students First, a non-partisan group for education reform.
Known as a reformer and a rebel, Michelle Rhee took a "revolutionary" step Monday, when she posted on her website, her intent to launch an education advocacy group, according to one educator.
The chancellor of the District of Columbia's Public Schools announced she was stepping down Wednesday, after three-and-a-half years as head of the troubled school system.
Mayor Adrian Fenty lost his re-election bid Tuesday, falling to City Council Chairman Vincent Gray in the District of Columbia's Democratic primary, the AP projected.
D.C.'s mayoral primary is being watched far beyond the city, as education is playing a significant role in the race.
Mayor Adrian Fenty swept into office in 2006 promising to fix the District of Columbia's struggling schools. Now, Fenty is in the fight of his career in part because of how he's tried to reform the district's schools.
The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 employees go for poor performance under the education assessment system IMPACT.
Brian Betts was the reformist principal of a struggling middle school, but to many students, he was much more than that.
William D. Green After a six-year relationship, Accenture ended its association with Tiger Woods. The global consulting company becomes the first major sponsor to cut ties with the golfer, who admitted to infidelity and announced he was taking an indefinite leave from the sport.
Public school students in major metropolitan areas are showing improvement on test scores in mathematics compared with scores from previous years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Education.
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.
When President Obama signs the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, there will be shouts of joy from both sides as Republicans and Democrats get their cherished earmarks.
Washington public schools undergo "radical changes" under a new leader. Will they work? CNN's Kate Bolduan reports
Michelle Rhee says she runs at 100 miles per hour. As the chancellor of one of the nation's lowest-performing school districts, she says she has no choice -- too much bureaucracy to cut through, too many problems to fix after decades of neglect.
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