25 of the 41 Race to the Top applicantions were completed with help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave selected states as much as $250,000 to hire consultants. Will the help guarantee success?
With $377 million dollars at stake, Colorado's Lt. Governor, Barbara O'Brien, has her work cut out for her. She's got to convince 178 local districts that the state's Race to the Top plan will work for them.
Schools are hurting from the recession. Tucson Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, talks about her district's solutions for the problem.
Poor nations export citizens. The more educated they are, the more likely they are to leave. Can the brain drain be stopped?
Teach for America (TFA) is the primary provider of teachers for America’s low-income communities. Founder Wendy Kopp talks about TFA’s bright alums and more.
25 of the 41 Race to the Top applicantions were completed with help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave selected states as much as $250,000 to hire consultants. Will the help guarantee success?
With $377 million dollars at stake, Colorado's Lt. Governor, Barbara O'Brien, has her work cut out for her. She's got to convince 178 local districts that the state's Race to the Top plan will work for them.
Schools are hurting from the recession. Tucson Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, talks about her district's solutions for the problem.
Poor nations export citizens. The more educated they are, the more likely they are to leave. Can the brain drain be stopped?
"Community" is a new TV sitcom that's good for laughs. But community college graduation rates aren't so funny.
Diane Ravitch questions Race to the Top and the federal government’s new role in public education.
Kati Haycock is president of the Education Trust, an organization that advocates reform in education. She is also a big supporter of Race to the Top.
John Merrow talks with four DC teachers who were laid off during the Reduction in Force (RIF).
George Parker talks about the 229 teachers who lost their jobs earlier this school year.
