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India’s education policies should encourage private initiative and focus on learning outcomes

Would-be reformers have embraced the idea that school districts shouldspend at least 65 percent of their budgets on classroom expenditures.

These recommended changes to Title I--a key provision of No Child Left Behind--could make significant improvements when it comes to what goes on in America’s schools and school systems day-to-day.

Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, discussed the New Normal in K-12 education and how schools need to start doing more with less.

A recent congressional move to subsidize teacher salaries and avoid layoffs will make it harder for states and school districts for prepare for the rough seas ahead.

Congress and education policymakers should clarify and streamline federal fiscal compliance requirements so schools can focus less on compliance and more on raising student achievement.

Student achievement data is not enough. Here are six measurements needed to assess school performance.