Nine states win big in early childhood education
by Donna Krache, CNN (CNN) Today the White House announced that nine states – California, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington – will each...
View ArticleThe high stakes of standardized tests
Listen to CNN Radio's podcast from Steve Kastenbaum about high-stakes standardized testing. Download: cnnradioreportsa05-16-2012.mp3 by Steve Kastenbaum, CNN (CNN) Standardized tests are nothing new in...
View ArticleMy View: The moral imperative for education policy
By Jesse Jackson Sr., Special to CNN Editor’s note: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is a leading civil rights activist and president and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. (CNN) – It has been two...
View ArticleMy view: Getting education reform right
By John Kuhn, Special to CNN Editor’s note: John Kuhn is superintendent of Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District, the same rural Texas school district he attended as a student from...
View ArticleOhio links teacher pay to test scores
By Carl Azuz, CNN (CNN) – At a time when test scores are used to determine everything from district funding to whether schools can stay open, they’re taking on even broader meaning in Ohio. Gov. John...
View ArticleLetter-writing campaign shows frustration with Obama education policies
by Donna Krache, CNN (CNN) Earlier this month, Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered his state of education speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., which was part self-review of his...
View ArticleMy View: Why I will vote for President Obama
By Diane Ravitch, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Diane Ravitch was assistant secretary of education in the administration of George H.W. Bush. She is a historian of education and is now a research...
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