Economy
Law & Courts
Revenue Woes in Oil, Coal States Squeeze K-12
After miscalculating expected revenues, lawmakers in a number of mineral-dependent states are preparing to debate alternative sources of funding for state school aid.
Education Funding
Opinion
Still Waiting for the Presidential Candidates to Talk About Education
Education policy will dictate the future fortunes of the United States. So why, Marc Tucker wonders, are none of the presidential candidates talking about the issue?
Special Education
Letter to the Editor
Proposed Education Cuts Hurt Special Education
To the Editor:
Now that an overall budget deal has been reached, adding billions of dollars to the federal budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, we urge Congress to reject proposed cuts for education and special education research, and provide these programs with a much-needed funding increase.
Now that an overall budget deal has been reached, adding billions of dollars to the federal budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, we urge Congress to reject proposed cuts for education and special education research, and provide these programs with a much-needed funding increase.
Education Funding
Frustrated Seattle Parent Donates $70,000 to Save Teacher's Job
Brian Jones wanted to bring attention to what he sees as negligence on the part of lawmakers and education leaders.
School & District Management
Opinion
What Does It Mean to Be an Educated Person Today?
Has our definition of being an educated person kept pace with today's fast-changing world? Marc Tucker argues it's time to reopen the question.
Education Funding
News in Brief
State Budget Woes Force Pa. Districts to Borrow Aid
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, in a statement, said some districts, and intermediate units that oversee them, borrowed more than $340 million.
Early Childhood
N.Y.C. Pushes to Meet Promise of Universal Pre-K
Amid some growing pains for its new full-day prekindergarten program, the city has ramped up outreach efforts and more than tripled the number of seats from two years ago.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Why Some Economies Grow and Others Don't
This week Marc Tucker reviews a new book by Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann showing that quality of education has a major impact on a nation's economy
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Dramatic Improvement in Education Systems: What It Takes
As other nations have before, the U.S. faces a stark choice between transforming its education system to deliver broadly-shared prosperity or continuing on its current path of growing income inequality, poverty and political instability.
Education Funding
Opinion
Inequality and Education
Public schools were once the engines of social and economic mobility in the U.S., but that is no longer the case. In fact, the very design of our education system is in many ways contributing to the nation's growing income inequality.
Education Funding
Report Roundup
Education Spending Yet to Reach Pre-Recession Levels
The majority of states are funding schools below the levels reached a half-dozen years ago, before the Great Recession caused significant budget cuts, according to a report by a Washington think tank.
Equity & Diversity
Report Roundup
Southern Youths
A new report on educational attainment and achievement among 15- to 24-year-olds in the South argues that the region needs to build a new "infrastructure of opportunity" that includes stronger middle schools, a new "meld" of high schools and community colleges, and enhanced prekindergarten programs.
School & District Management
Steep Drops Seen in Teacher-Prep Enrollment Numbers
Massive changes to the profession, coupled with budget woes, appear to be shaking the image of teaching as a stable, engaging career, with data showing that enrollments in university teacher-preparation programs have been declining.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
To Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody: Really?
Marc Tucker responds to Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody and their critique of the report "Fixing Our National Accountability System."
