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The announcements come as the Common Core faces major backlash from some teachers and critics on the far right and the left

Representatives for the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Department of Education did not return requests for comment

Meanwhile, funding declined in 27 of the 40 states with pre-K programs; in 13 states, it fell by 10 percent or more. States

Forty-two percent of students performed at or above proficient, 3 percent performed at advanced, 82 percent performed between

After a week of April vacation bookended by a tragic marathon bombing and a manhunt that killed one suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

But when she tried to start the Gay-Straight Alliance in her school, Bayli was rebuffed by her principal, sparking a school

That simplistic children's view also affected Cheryl Stober, an investment firm product analyst in Newton, Mass. "If I told

The findings may seem negligible, but school districts nationwide are on alert after a grand jury two weeks ago indicted

On Thursday, in a memo obtained by The Huffington Post, DoDEA Director Marilee Fitzgerald wrote that there would be no furlough

Duncan said the tax fight is"absolutely a fight worth having." Several Republicans asserted that the tax would disproportionately

Daren Briscoe, an Education Department spokesperson, noted that 84 percent of the budget remains formula grants. The budget

The analysis found that 3.4 million children ages 3 and 4, or 40 percent, are not enrolled in a pre-K program. For poor families

On Slashdot, user "theodp" ran a Google cache search of Amplify, Rupert Murdoch's education subsidiary. The results, as theodp put it? "Obscene."

Though President Barack Obama's administration hasn't formally released its 2014 budget, one component is already facing

The National Rifle Association on Tuesday released its long-awaited "National School Shield Report," a lengthy document that

North Carolina Bill Targets Teachers A top North Carolina lawmaker has introduced several education reform measures du jour -- including one that would end tenure -- reports the News & Observer. "Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger on Tuesday unveiled what he called the second round of education reforms aimed at holding schools and teachers more accountable for students' progress - including ending tenure and grading entire schools," the N & O reports. Last year, he introduced the same bill. But this time around, Republicans hold a veto-proof majority, so one never knows.