Margaret Spellings on the Future of Education
When I look ahead to the schools of 20 years from now, what I see…
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July 2014
Arne Duncan Unveils 50-State Teacher-Equity Strategy
The U.S. Department of Education Monday detailed its long-awaited “50-state” strategy for putting some teeth…
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How College Remediation Rates Are Distorted — and Why.
Are a large percentage of high school graduates so unprepared for college when they get…
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Obama Administration Wants Better Teachers for Nation’s Poor Schools.
The Obama administration is ordering states to devise strategies to get better teachers into high-poverty…
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Why Don’t We Trust the Poor Enough to Give Them Money?
A Chinese millionaire tried to give $300 to homeless men and women in New York…
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No permanent victories against racism
They came from all over the country: Colorado Springs; Granada Hills, Calif.; Groton, Conn; Chicago;…
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Texas Department of Transportation Says It Could Cost $100 Million to Fix Interstate 345
For months, the Texas Department of Transportation has said it will cost $100 million to…
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15 Charts That Prove We’re Far From Post-Racial
On July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, officially banning discrimination…
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Inequality Is Not Inevitable
An insidious trend has developed over this past third of a century. A country that…
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HKS Chairman, Former Trammell Crow CEO Say No to Trinity Toll Road, Present Vision for I-345 and I-30
It’s hard to say what the headline is from the meeting we just had with…
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