The tenor of discussions held here last week by negotiators rewriting federal rules on teacher preparation underscored deep-seated philosophical divisions within the field, including the thorny issue...
A sample of students in Milwaukee’s private voucher schools made gains in reading in 2010-’11 that were significantly higher than those of a matched sample of peers in Milwaukee Public Sc...
Study notes benefits of providing the class to rural 8th graders
With Algebra I often seen as a gateway course, online algebra classes can bridge the gap for rural students who are ready for advanc...
A new teachers’ union contract that will save Portland, Maine, taxpayers nearly $2 million in salary concessions in the coming year also requires the district to pay 80 percent of the union pre...
The results from yesterday’s state and local elections around the country offer some potentially significant implications for K-12 education, as voters sent two big-city mayors with authority over...
Student Laptop Program Expands Into High Schools
Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to...
Despite school budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in Maine have opted to move forward this fall in helping the state expand a program to put a laptop computer in the hands of every stude...
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island are moving ahead with a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states.
The New England Secondary School Consortium aims to create h...