Paige Issues Statement Announcing Resignation (ed.gov: 11/15/04)

President Accepts Paige's Resignation (edweek.org: 11/15/04)

Education Leaders, Parent Advocacy Groups Discuss Key No Child Left Behind Issues (ed.gov: 11/13/04)

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Teachers Project (MARTP) establishes designation of Meritorious New Teacher Candidate (MNTC)

What Works Clearinghouse releases user-friendly study reports

Educators convene in Phila. to solve a problem.
Test score inequities don't add up for math teachers

In city, it's summer school or retention for thousands

Reform Programs Backed by Research Find Fewer Takers

'No Child' Law Leaves Schools' Old Ways Behind

Tutoring Aid Falling Short Of Mandate

Educators fear emphasis on PSSA

International Research Group Meets to Review Its Efforts

Education Department to Study Tech. Products

Kennedy Hints at Amending 'No Child' Law

Ed. Dept. Issues Practical Guide To Research-Based Practice
[download the guide "Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence: A User-Friendly Guide" (PDF)]

Research says students, budgets excel when mayors appoint boards
[download the research paper discussed in this story]

Microsoft to help design $46M high-tech high school
'School of the future' would infuse technology at every level of operation

Formula vs. competitive grants: Which are better?

Not Quite Piling On the Homework
Most Students, Studies Find, Should Probably Be Hitting the Books Harder

Federal Law Bolsters Case for Aid Suits

Web program gives fast track to certification
Critics say it falls short of full teacher prep

Technology cited in sharp rise of SAT scores

Public Ignorant of 'No Child' Law, Poll Finds

Temple group helps parents pick schools

State to require higher scores on teacher-certification exams

Warner Announces 6-Point Schools Plan
Va.'s 'Education

Large-Scale Study Finds Poor Math, Science Instruction

New Year, New Standards
District High Schools Introduce Programs to Boost Achievement

Area Students Did the Math, SAT Scores Show
Numbers Flat on Test's Verbal Portion; Minority Gap Widens

NEA Takes Stand Against Bush Education Law

NAEP Exclusion Rates Increase For Disabled and LEP Children

Nation's 4th and 8th Graders Improve in Writing
No Gains Seen at 12th-Grade Level, According to Federal Report

Research Into Practice
Special Reports from Education Week

Tests challenge charters
Parents and teachers praise the N.J. schools, even as student scores are lagging

Schools face more hurdles
New leader has instilled hope, but it's only a start.

Vallas defends discipline policy
The district chief said it works well, though improvements are needed. Critics cited inconsistency in discipline

Post Honors 20 of Region's Top Teachers
Agnes Meyer Award Winners Recognized for Devotion to Children, Learning

Teacher Quality
Teacher quality has become a priority area in education policy

Scholars Aim to Connect Studies to Schools' Needs

Neuman to Leave Education Department

Democrats Seek Gains on Schools, Security at Home
After Losing Budget Battles, Party Likely to Depict GOP as Unwilling to Back Up Promises With Dollars

Group looks to regional license to attract teachers

Bush brief does not seek end to all race-based admissions
The focus is on the Mich. case before the court, not a '78 ruling that allowed colleges to consider race.

N.J. program teaches pupils how to teach
Focus on Literacy has a novel way of fighting illiteracy that gets students involved