While the public embraces educational accountability in principle, it always hesitates when faced with the messy reality.

When Roper Starch Worldwide asked about some things that have made the United States a great nation, the Constitution and the free enterprise system topped the list; schools didn't fare quite so well.

Most polls show strong support for national education testing, but hardly any polls address the arguments that opponents have been making about testing.

It"s too early to know how Americans will react to the news of a decreasing budget surplus.

How often have we heard that voters agree with Al Gore on education, Social Security, and prescription drugs?

Press release/summary for the bookNo Child Left Behind: A Primer, by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Petrilli.

Will a renewal of the No Child Left Behind Act prove as successful as the original passage?

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