Education News




May 07, 2008

Mass. Governor aide backs teacher pay overhaul


Governor Deval Patrick's top education adviser came out in favor yesterday of changing the way public school teachers are paid, [including] backing higher salaries for those who take posts in the most challenging schools. (Boston Globe)

May 04, 2008

OPINION: They want better teachers -- but slash rewards for them


In a column from the Orlando Sentinel, "Florida teachers make about $6,000 less than the national average, and we can expect to see that gap grow in the years ahead unless our political leaders decide they want to seriously invest in public education." (Orlando Sentinel)

April 29, 2008

EDITORIAL: More time for learning


From The Daily News Tribune in Waltham, Mass.: The most exciting school reform initiative in Massachusetts today starts with something simple: more time to learn. (Daily News Tribune)

April 28, 2008

EDITORIAL: After the school bell rings


The Boston Globe writes, "Alert urban educators recognize that expanding learning time allows them to close the achievement gap between minority and white students." (Boston Globe)

April 18, 2008

AT&T launches $100M effort to stem dropouts


AT&T unveiled a $100 million initiative April 17 designed to curb the country's high school dropout rate, which has reached critical levels in recent years. (eSchool News)

Look at ED

Campaign News

  • 05.8.08

    Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About Education  

    "We face a future in which good jobs may not be ours if we don't fare better in educating our children," says Gov. Roy Romer, chairman of ED in '08. "We're not where a great nation ought to be." (US News and World Report)

  • 04.29.08

    Education progress stagnates in U.S.  

    Education leaders at the Milken Institute's Global Conference debated ways to attract attention to the problems in American education and to encourage leaders to act. Gov. Romer said “We don’t have the ability politically to make change, because in this country we don’t believe that education is a problem.” (La Opinion)

  • 04.28.08

    Half of Latinos Drop Out of School: Study demonstrates alarming statistics  

    Recent analysis from Strong American Schools shows that nationally, student learning across the country has stagnated. (EFE News Service)

  • 04.28.08

    Study Highlights Lack of Academic Progress  

    Study Highlights Lack of Academic Progress 2008 05 28 More than half of Latino college freshman in California and Florida have to take remedial courses, which severely limits the likelihood of graduating and being prepared for careers. (El Diario,

  • 04.30.08

    J.C. Watts to Akron crowd: Education should be on campaigns' front burner  

    Former Oklahoma representative J.C. Watts Jr. told a Greater Akron Chamber audience that the presidential candidates need to campaign on education in a way that transcends the typical debate positions. (Akron Beacon Journal)