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Education officials unveiled new rules on Tuesday which will mandate that city elementary schools use one of three "research-backed" reading curricula. 

Not again.

An obsession with a distorted sense of “compassion” is strangling our national debate on the most important issues of our time and contributing to the ongoing deterioration of the country. Leftist activists and politicians love to appeal to people’s “compassion” in support of policies with demonstrably destructive results, and we must stop being taken in […]

Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama delivered a speech oneducation reform to a national conference of the U.S. HispanicChamber of Commerce.

Breaking: The gift will ‘move our teacher candidates to the next level,’ said UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber.

From the editorial: The current push to ensure students are exposed to a more complete and robust view of this nation’s history — warts and all — is wise and worthwhile. Yet it makes little sense if kids don’t first develop a grasp of the fundamentals before moving on to more challenging subject matter.

Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding

Under the prior passing score, 39% of students would be “graduation ready” in reading in New Jersey. By changing the rules, that number jumps to 80%.

The college is set to receive a NC foundation’s five-year grant and up to $23 million in five years so ‘every child gets what they need.’

Chalk up another victory for the National Education Association -and other special-interest groups that oppose allowing parents todecide where their children attend school.