Amid rising concerns about America’s international competitiveness, increased attention has been paid to serving high-achieving students and to improving math, science, and technology instruction in K–12 schooling. Some proponents have been quick to suggest that this effort readily complements the No Child Left Behind Act’s emphasis on addressing “achievement gaps”...

The United States should focus on improving the value of health care services through more effective policy levers involving taxes, major entitlement programs, and our educational system.

The United States is creating problems for itself by failing to invest adequately in basic research in science and science education.

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

It would seem better to relax now Brazil"s inflation targets further than was done this week, while market conditions remain favorable and while the Brazilian authorities are in control.

In the end, it is the demands that are at the very center of the World Bank's mission thatwill be sacrificed to maintain competitiveness.

The new president will have a big opportunity to reshape U.S.-Latin American relations. Here is what he (or she) should do.