Are We Delivering on the Promise of Education?

Remarkably, more than half of incoming community college students, and approximately 20% of incoming students at four-year institutions, are academically unprepared when they arrive on campus. And traditional remediation efforts designed to get those students up to speed are failing...

The Frontline Research & Learning Institute today released the fifth print issue of The Line, a publication dedicated to encouraging civil discourse among K-12 education leaders by presenting diverse viewpoints on the most pressing issues facing education today. The Line...

In this Civil Discourse Webinar, Madeline Will of Education Week moderates a discussion between Deb Gist, Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools and Patti Ferguson-Palmer, President of the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association. Tune in to hear what Deb and Patti have...

Within these pages we will reflect on the goals and values of education throughout our history, wrestle with what our education objectives are — or should be — and challenge ourselves to consider whether our current approach is working. Are...

Aaron Pallas, Eric A. Hanushek and Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst explore what has shaped American beliefs about education....

Here’s a look at what some of the data says about the promise of American education....

Last year, the investigative reporters at ProPublica produced a searing string of articles on inequality in American schools. They chronicled deep racial disparities in access to Advanced Placement classes in Charlottesville, Virginia. They highlighted proficiency gaps in reading and math...

John B. King Jr. and Louise Dubé advocate for stronger civics education and solid ELA and STEM programs too....

Do students need to earn a college degree in order to be successful in life? The answer, of course, is no. There are many household names who have achieved great success in business, for example, who never graduated from college,...