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The state has taken great care to develop standards and exams in line with the expectations of colleges and employers. Now is the moment for policymakers to ensure their education goals match the state’s economic development needs.

Every indicator of future U.S. military recruiting success is either trending negatively or remaining stagnant. These indicators include demographics, the economy, youth health, and trends that influence propensity to serve, including civic education, the number of veterans in America, the value of the military education benefit, the public’s perception of the military, and the percentage of youth that attend college immediately after high school.

Inequalities in income affect how well children do in maths – but not reading, the most comprehensive study of its kind has found. Looking at data

Those who say school choice has racist roots are implying that parents, especially lower-income, black parents, should stay trapped in public schools that have failed their children for decades and continue to do so to this day.

/PRNewswire/ -- An all-star cast comprised of former U.S. education officials and an Emmy award-winning creative artist have been brought together by Richard...

/PRNewswire/ -- An all-star cast comprised of former U.S. education officials and an Emmy award-winning creative artist have been brought together by Richard...

Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett has launched an online distance-learning curriculum to help middle and high school teachers cover U.S. history more rigorously and without political bias.

Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett has launched an online distance-learning curriculum to help middle and high school teachers cover U.S. history more rigorously and without political bias.

Mary Beth Calhoon will use the Institute of Education Sciences grant to study the effects of an intensive reading program for middle school students with or at-risk for reading disabilities.

No political party advocates illiteracy, yet every party permits it. Its time for all Americans to step up and not wait for government alone to ensure that Americas children read proficiently.