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State education officials from Nebraska, Delaware and South Carolina testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on implementation of the Every Student…

Former Business Week editor Andrea Gabor reported on how several school systems throughout the country have abandoned “top-down” education reform in favor of a different model that,…

The Center for American Progress hosted an event on academic achievement and community development. More specifically, speakers discussed the challenges and benefits of so-called community…

Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan discussed the successes and failures of schools in America. He was interviewed by Kaya Henderson, former chancellor of the District of…

C-SPAN hosted a conference with teachers from around the country to help educators learn more about how to use the network’s online resources in their classrooms. In this session, C-SPAN founder…

C-SPAN hosted an educators' conference in Washington, DC where teachers from around the country gathered to learn more about how to use the network’s online resources in their classrooms.…

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reflected on his career in education and offered his thoughts on the state of America’s schools.

Michael Hinojosa, the superintendent of the Dallas, Texas, Independent School District, delivered the keynote address at a conference of urban school superintendents. He talked about his…

Pacific Research Institute fellow Lance Izumi argued that parents should have the right to opt out of the public school system.

Popular Mechanics' Lara Sorokanich discussed her article, “Guide to Safer Schools” which looks at measures schools can take to help keep students safe in the upcoming year. This program is part of a…

In her research for Education Across the Borders: The Case of a Dual Language Program on the U.S.-Mexico Border, Dr. Blanca Araujo studied schools at the U.S.-Mexican border to better understand the lives of…

Rutgers University history professor Rachel Devlin looked at the desegregation of American public schools through the actions of young women throughout the country.

New Democracy hosted a forum on how the Democratic Party can build majorities and advance its agenda ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections. New Democracy is a coalition of current and former…

Education advocates and scholars testified about charter schools at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing. Members listened to testimony identifying some of the advantages and challenges of charter…

Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school.…

John Tinker, co-petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, talked about the case’s legacy and what it meant for his life.

John Tinker, co-petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, discussed the harassment his family received after he and his siblings wore black arm bands to school…

John Tinker, a co-petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, went back to Des Moines, Iowa, to tell his story about protesting the Vietnam War by wearing a black…

National School Walkout founder Lane Murdock spoke via Skype about a walkout that day to protest violence in schools.

At a gathering of state education leaders, a representative from Puerto Rico’s education department provided an update on schools on the island. Hurricane Maria in September 2017 caused major…