Policymakers on both sides of the aisle are taking to the airwaves, urging a return to local control of education. Some have even suggested that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) ushered in a “one size fits all” approach to education with little or no flexibility.
Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on the 10-year anniversary of the education game-changer.
Remember the adage, "the only constant is change"? True -- unless you're talking about education. The number of people in the education system who have actually embraced change is so completely dwarfed by the number who resist it, that the impact our innovators have had in moving the dial on stude
Among recent top stories: the Obama Administration's move to remake K-12 education policy and significantly strengthen the hand of the federal government in the process. While policymakers on both sides of the aisle have been talking more than acting, the Administration has been diligently prepari
This week the House of Representatives will vote on the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act. This is the first in a series of bills that the House Education and Workforce Committee is considering as part of the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.
While this is a good first
More than a year and a half into the economic recovery, the conditions across America are far from satisfactory. Unemployment remains high, job creation meager, and American workforce participation has dropped to the lowest rate in a quarter of a century.
In the past, states could look to Washing
This post originally appeared on StudentsFirst.org.
In the past few years, we have seen unprecedented leadership and funds dedicated to innovation and reform in education. This national dialogue and ambition for change is greatly needed and can certainly be considered movement in a positive direc
by Margaret Spellings
Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is stepping out in a vigorous way on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (otherwise known as NCLB). We recognize changes to the law are in order, but we can’t lose the fundamental focus on raising student achieve
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of addressing the 2010 Junior Achievement (JA) National Leadership Conference in Minneapolis – more than 250 dedicated JA staff members who are helping to shape the future of American business, and to ensure the strength of the free enterprise system, the key t
Today the American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign announced its "I am Free Enterprise" video contest. This contest encourages established and budding entrepreneurs to submit a video of three minutes or less that conveys "What does free enterprise mean to me." The campaign is giving out three
