Michigan's governor hired Robert C. Bobb to close the school district's $316 million budget deficit. It's a tough job made tougher by a fight with the elected school board.
How does you teach a 17-year-old to read? What approach would you try with teenagers who have gotten in trouble with the law?
Race to the Top is unlike any education reform effort in U.S. history. This program looks back at the last 40 years of school reforms.
Looming problems threaten to derail Michelle Rhee's large reform efforts in Washington, DC. Tensions are rising and stakes are high.
For 25 years, Tom Roderick has been instructing children in how to solve conflicts peacefully. Reporter John Tulenko spoke with him about his work.
Does being bright, young and energetic qualify one to be a good teacher? New Orleans Superintendent Paul Vallas seems to think so.
What do we do with failing schools? Christina Kishimoto, director of a re-designed school in Hartford, Ct, grapples with that question everyday.
When Hartford (CT) Public High School opened last September, the school was nearly unrecognizable. Part of a fledgling effort, HPHS is re-making itself for success, but will it get the money it needs?
Paul Vallas wants to 'charterize' the entire district, even though there's evidence that charters may be abusing their freedom.
Michelle Rhee's media presence is affecting her pursuit of a revolutionary new teachers' contract.
