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LOW POINT The number of Teach for America recruits in New York City schools is the lowest its been since at least 2005, according to numbers released by the organization. Chalkbeat CHANCELLOR CHAT Chancellor Carmen Fariña writes that we should keep...

State lawmakers introduced a bill to the assembly on Monday that would change the way students are admitted to New York City’s eight specialized high schools, which include Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech. Instead of just using the specialized high...

Online courses can't replace the good old fashioned teaching methods we once pioneered but are now driving Finland's educational success. Several months ago, on a damp gray afternoon, I found myself sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Racine, Wisconsin...

Tweet We live in a testing-centric world. What, then, is the role and value of music and arts education? We convened several experts to discuss that idea. You may also be interested in our report on this topic for PBS NewsHour, embedded above. Doug...

Below is the full transcript of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, delivered to the nation on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy...