Asian groups, White House seek better race data
5 days ago
Some groups are so small in number that gathering data on them can inadvertently violate the privacy of specific children and their families, said Don Yu, special adviser to Education Secretary...
Schools bill to give states more control
6 days ago
On a party-line vote, the Democratic-led panel sent to the full Senate a bill that that gives states flexibility to implement reform as long as Education Secretary Arne Duncan approves their plans.
Republicans: Give governors more school say
11 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors would be relegated to cheerleaders for the nation's schools, and governors would be put in charge of classrooms under companion bills Senate and...
Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million
25 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan planned to announce the School Emergency Response to Violence grant during a visit to the state on Friday.
Commentary: Coverage of Obama may take harder edge in second term
95 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan had to retract a claim that some schools were already handing out "pink slips" because of the mandated spending cuts.
Teacher 'pink slips' nowhere to be found
107 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan's striking claim that teachers were already "getting pink slips," before the sequester officially went into effect Friday, was actually the second time he had made...
SPIN METER: In budget fight, sky is falling again
112 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says teacher layoffs have already begun, but he has not backed up that claim and school administrators say no pink slips are expected before May, for the next...
Education Department announces $15m for AmeriCorps
113 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Monday announced a $15 million AmeriCorps program to help some of the nation's worst performing schools increase their graduation rates.
White House details budget fallout amid blame game
113 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said 70,000 fewer children from low-income families would have access to Head Start programs.
Education considering district-by-district waivers
117 days ago
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is talking with school districts about how to free them from unworkable parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law, signaling he is open to an approach he long...