With the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization looming and Washington’s eyes focused on school turnarounds and the Common Core State Standards, we must listen to the voices of dynamic leaders tackling the challenge of high-quality literacy instruction in the nation’s school districts.

Can the American Competitiveness Initiative and the No Child Left Behind Act peacefully coexist while still accomplishing their goals?

The Bush administration's American Competitiveness Initiative not perfect complement to No Child Left Behind's equity focus.

While reasonable people can disagree about school vouchers, Florida's Supreme Court has commanded that educators abandon creative problem solving.

The debate over teacher quality and preparation has gained new urgency.

This book lays out new approaches for ensuring high-quality teacher preparation.

With a new administration taking up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and George W. Bush's centerpiece No Child Left Behind Act up for reauthorization, Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at AEI, and Michael J. Petrilli, vice president of national programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham...