Entries for March 2010

Jaime Escalante, the Bolivian-born educator who taught advanced math and calculus to students at one of LA's most troubled high schools died on Tuesda...

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Paula and Peter Imafidon are the youngest children in Britain to enter high school, and their father, Chris, says it's not because they're geniuses.&#...

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What explains the growing achievement gap between boys and girls?  Nicholas Kristoff summarizes some key statistics and explores possible answers...

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The 2009 NAEP Reading results show little improvement; read a summary of the results from EdWeek (includes links to NAEP reports and findings). Click...

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Neal Conan interviews David Shenk about his new book, "The Genius in All of Us" for NPR.  Shenk offers excellent evidence that people can get sma...

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has vowed to bring renewed focus to the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, announcing his goals on the ...

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America's educational advantage is quickly eroding, testified one of the world's foremost experts on comparing national school systems before a Senate...

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Read the article that everyone is talking about.  Elizabeth Green builds the case that great teachers aren't born, they're made, in her intriguin...

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Sam Dillon details for The New York Times the federal Department of Education's plan to bring a revitalized focus to civil rights enforcement. Click ...

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