A survey of more than 15,000 teachers found that more than nine in 10 tenured teachers were deemed to have met local standards.

Cutting grants to districts while boosting school improvement grants could cause troubles down the road, Education Secretary Arne Duncan is warned at a Senate hearing.

Some in Congress voice support for a state-driven initiative, while remaining wary of an explicit federal role.

Gary W. Phillips writes, “It would be unthinkable to try to monitor the economy if businesses in every state were allowed to have their own accounting standards. In education, however, this is exactly what we do have for our students and schools.”

Reform advocates seize on results to bolster their goal of toughening NCLB accountability at the high school level.

Elementary pupils are exposed to more complex math in Hong Kong than in Massachusetts—both top performers on international exams.

Following the windfall for education in the stimulus, the plan for fiscal 2010 prompts scrutiny, especially proposed shifts in Title I.

State and congressional leaders agree on the need for common academic standards, but the federal role in the process is unclear.