Schools That Mean Business

"The most important thing is that P-Tech students will graduate with not only a high school diploma but an associate’s degree too. That’s crucial, since 63% of American jobs will require post-secondary training by 2018."

How the U.S. Lags in Math, Science Education, and How it Can Catch Up

"Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Bill Schmidt is the interim director of the Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education, and author of the forthcoming book Inequalities for All: Why America Needs Common Core Standards. He spoke to CNN about the state of math and science education in the United States, why it matters and how math and science education can be improved."

4,100 Students Suggest ‘Small Is Better’ Rule May Be Wrong

"A turnaround at a large Massachusetts high school is drawing new attention."

Obama Calls for Longer School Year

"President Obama said on the 'Today' show Monday morning that American students attend school a month less than kids in other countries -- contending that the school-year gap puts them at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy."

Obama's New Goal: 10,000 New Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math Teachers

"President Obama set a new goal today of recruiting 10,000 new teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math, calling these subjects essential to competing in the 21st century global economy."

Award-Winning Teachers Dole Out Advice on Fixing Public Schools

"Almost every teacher has thoughts on how to improve schools. So this month, as students began to trickle into classrooms, CNN listened to the ideas of award-winning teachers at public schools across the country."

Cost of Progress at a Failing School

"Locke High represents both the opportunities and challenges of the Obama administration’s $3.5 billion effort, financed largely by the economic stimulus bill, to overhaul thousands of the nation’s failing schools."

Teachers Share Their Views on How to Improve Education

"In one of the largest national surveys of public school teachers, thousands of educators agreed that today’s students aren’t college-ready when they graduate from high school. Teachers’ suggestions for solving this problem include clear, common standards; multiple measures of student performance; and greater innovation, including differentiated instruction and more use of digital resources."