DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has become something of a national symbol. Her controversial reforms have fueled big changes in the system, but success is still a long way off.
Washington D.C. teachers recently signed a new five-year contract with schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, and both parties are relatively pleased. But DC Teachers' Union President George Parker does have some qualms.
There's speculation that today's students, with easy access to tons of information via the Internet, plagiarize more often than students of the past did. We asked some NYC students if they thought the claim was true.
In an ESL class - English as a Second Language - everyone is new to the country. They're learning a new language and new customs. But what's it like to learn English in a class where everyone - except you - speaks Spanish?
Paul Vallas has changed a lot in New Orleans over the last three years, especially for teachers. Will his reforms remain after he's moved on?
