Not only do few states set world-class standards, most render the notion of proficiency meaningless.

Shining a light on the standards that states set is crucial, as it helps remind state officials that there is a right way and a wrong way to ace a test.

Some states have decided to be a whole lot more generous than others in determining whether students are proficient at math and reading under theNo Child Left Behind standards.

The first scholarly assessment of the new legislation, No Child Left Behind? breaks new ground in the ongoing debate over accountability.

Frederick M. Hess, AEI director of education policy studies and Education Week blogger, released today his second annual "Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings." Traditional measures of research productivity, which focus on academic publication, are useful in their own right, but do not offer as much insight into how education scholars influence thinking and the national discourse.

Today, RHSU unveils the 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings. The metrics, as explained yesterday, are designed to recognize those university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling.

Paul Ryan wants the wealthy to give something back: the billions of dollars in government benefits, taxpayer subsidies and corporate welfare they receive each year and do not need.

In every wave year, the winning party ends up grabbing seats that just a short time before the election were on no one's radar screen, and there are five such races where the GOP could spring a surprise this election.