Virginia secretary of education Gerard Robinson laid out his vision for state education reform.

Twenty-five top college students will travel to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C. this June to participate in the 2012 American Enterprise Summer Institute. 

Obama's 2011 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility plan grants certain states waivers from No Child Left Behind accountability requirements if they agree to a series of preset conditions, but the waiver plan poses several notable risks.

As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey.

Hunter finds the administration's spending plans unrealistic, opposes more Race to the Top funding and federal support for Common Core assessments, is prepared to fight for DC vouchers, and thinks student performance is ultimately a matter of parental responsibility. Here's what he had to say.

There has been increased interest in high-stakes testing since the January 2002 federal government enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act--which holds states and school districts accountable for student performance. High-stakes testing links assessments of student academic achievement to rewards or sanctions for students, educators, and schools. Thus, the...

Everybody agrees that the Republicans are going to pick up seats in the House and Senate elections this year, but just how many is still up in the air. If the popular vote in the North goes narrowly Republican as it did in 1966, disaster could be looming for the Democrats.

The 111th Congress still has the opportunity to pass more substantial legislation to add to its already impressive record.