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In a bold departure from previous federal programs, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that federal dollars in education be steered toward programs and practices proven effective by scientific research. In 2002, Congress passed the Education...

Educational research is growing increasingly important in policy debates, but we know very little about how policymakers use that research.

Those who want school reform to track both science and common sense must take care that proper respect for science is accompanied by a similar respect for the limits of science.

Assessing many educational practices through scientific principles can be useful, but some reforms do not lend themselves as readily to rigorous scientific evaluation.

Turnarounds are not a scalable strategy for fixing America's troubled urban school systems, and the Obama administration needs to take a different approach.

In Ecuador, operating under the radar, Rafael Correa is imposing his own autocratic vision for his country's path to salvation.

Now it is time for the Congress to show equal leadership in reorganizing the legislative branch for the war on terror and for homeland security.