Education

Some states stay with education law, cite politics

9 Feb 2012

Some of the nation's largest states are questioning whether the Obama administration's offer to let them escape certain mandates of the No Child Left Behind law is a helping hand to improve education or a means to impose more federal control.

Education Commission of the States Releases Brief on Civic Engagement and Digital Citizenship

9 Feb 2012

The Education Commission of the States released Civic Engagement through Digital Citizenship, the first of six Progress of Education Reform briefs that will be released in 20

Obama grants 10 states leeway on education law

9 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 states exemptions from parts of the "No Child Left Behind" education law, a move that could prove popular in an election year with parents and teachers who have criticized the law - but raises concern among some advocates for low-income and minority students. Announcing the change at the White House, Obama said he ...