
The U.S. Senate approved the conference legislation known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a measure that – once signed into law by President Obama – will replace the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal law and will serve as the latest iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
by Dr. Susan Berry9 Dec 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

During floor speeches, Republican lawmakers claimed the bill “reduces the federal role” in education – even though it extends federal oversight of education to formally include pre-school instead of only grades K-12. They also say the measure would stop the federal government from coercing states to implement the Common Core standards – a point that is hotly debated by conservative activists who say the bill actually cements the Common Core further.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Dec 2015, 5:30 AM PST0

Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced they will fund a private comprehensive preschool and K-8 school for disadvantaged children in the East Palo Alto area.
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2015, 10:02 AM PST0

The California Teachers’ Retirement Trust (CalSTRS) board directed its staff and consultants last week to evaluate the risks of investing in thermal coal companies.
by Chriss W. Street7 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) education plan that provides a new system for teacher evaluations and a firing process for ineffective teachers has drawn the ire of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Apr 2015, 8:29 AM PST0

Democrats in the California State Assembly, prodded along by their financial backers at the California Teachers Association, California Federation of Teachers, and California Labor Federation, announced their goal on Wednesday of gutting the state’s charter school system. Their strategy: force charter schools to operate as non-profit organizations.
by William Bigelow26 Mar 2015, 12:12 PM PST0

On Wednesday, members of a Wisconsin group backed by the National Education Association (NEA) were caught on video toting a hateful banner charging that “all cops are bastards” at a protest in Madison.
by Warner Todd Huston18 Mar 2015, 9:07 PM PST0

Potential GOP 2016 presidential hopeful Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) unveiled an education policy plan Monday that confronted the dismal state of public education in the United States and put forth a pathway that emphasizes the role of parents–and not government–as the greatest influence in students’ lives.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Feb 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

With National School Choice Week underway in the United States, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), tweeted out her disdain for school choice vouchers for private schools with a link to a piece written at MSNBC by Zack Kopplin two years ago.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Jan 2015, 11:38 AM PST0

On January 23, the Tampa Bay Times reacted to campus carry legislation being considered in Florida by suggesting, having guns on campus for self-defense is “imprudent” and will not make campuses safer.
by AWR Hawkins23 Jan 2015, 8:26 PM PST0

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) vetoed legislation that his own administration drafted to delay the use of a new teacher evaluation system tied to student performance on the Common Core-aligned assessments.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Dec 2014, 11:55 AM PST0