Five years after it was implemented, is the program really helping U.S. schools? May 29, 2007 — -- School is about to let out for summer, but on Capitol Hill, debate about it is kicking into full ...

Held under the theme ‘Leaving No Child Behind: Bridging Gaps for Marginalised Children in the Caribbean’, the conference ...

As a first year teacher with Teach for America, I am only starting to realize how unfair life can be for children who live in under-resourced and poor performing school districts. The problems my ...

Marian Wright Edelman has seen hundreds of mothers -- often the victims of domestic abuse -- waiting for shelter. "Women and children have to be seen. They are hungry. They need educational training ...

Nebraska officials are looking for a way to break loose of No Child Left Behind as the widely-spurned federal law tightens its grip on the state’s public schools. Matthew Blomstedt is seeking a ...

" No Child Left Behind " became federal law in 2001, proposed by President Bush and supported by the late Senator Kennedy. The idea was to set high standards and measure student performance with ...

The years from 2002 through 2015 represent the high-water mark from federal, state, and local efforts to improve America’s lowest-performing schools. Presidents from opposing political parties, George ...

New report makes ambitious recommendations for PE requirements. May 23, 2013— -- An Institute of Medicine report out today makes some ambitious recommendations for physical education requirements ...

Few would question the absurdity of blaming a doctor or hospital for a patient who smoked for 30 years developing lung cancer. Few would blame a mechanic or auto service center for a car stalling if ...