In announcing that he may provide regulatory relief, Duncan is not challenging Congressional authority. He and the President are challenging Congressional sluggishness as reauthorization of the ESEA is four years overdue and there is no end in sight.

February is career and technical education (CTE) month – a time to celebrate all the CTE programs across the country that are preparing students to be college- and career-ready. Even more importantly, it’s a time for all educators, administrators, business owners, parents, and policymakers to recognize the importance of CTE and how it has changed over the [...]

Often, the first question reporters ask when interviewing me about the PDK/Gallup poll results is, “What did you find most surprising?”That’s a good question because when you create new questions, you always have in your mind how you think Americans will respond. So here is my list of the most surprising results from the 2010 [...]

This president is deadly serious in his belief that high-quality education is the path to greater individual equity and our nation’s collective security.

NCLB’s implementation has been controversial, and the annual PDK/Gallup poll confirms that it has very little public support. So why would the Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of 17-major national education associations, send a letter to President Obama offering support to reauthorize ESEA during the current legislative session?

If you care about truthful and accurate reporting about education, then consider this tale about the authorship and content of a new report on charter management organizations. The story begins with Education Sector co-founder Tom Toch (now Kappan’s Washington View columnist) and his extensive research on charter management organizations (CMOs) and their ability to thrive [...]