U.S. Department of Education

Harry Potter and Arne Duncan Fight the Summer Reading Slide

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - July 20, 2009

The education secretary has Obama advisers reading to kids this summer. more >>

First Dog Bo Obama Snacks On Axelrod's Tie

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - June 30, 2009

Axelrod was on hand at a Department of Education reading event. more >>

Financial Aid Form Gets a Little Easier

By Kim Clark - Education - June 25, 2009

The dreaded federal financial aid form will be easier for some families to fill out next year. more >>

Close Underperforming Charter Schools, Reward Those That Work

By Andrew J. Rotherham and Richard Whitmire - Opinion - June 17, 2009

Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushes states to reward top independents and close lousy ones. more >>

Turning Around Troubled Schools

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - May 27, 2009

Signs of how Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to fix failing schools, via his work in Chicago more >>

Obama Looks at Closing (and Reopening) Failing Schools

By Zach Miners - On Education - May 14, 2009

Administration's $5 billion plan aims to turn around some of the country's lowest-performing schools. more >>

Younger Students Outshine High Schoolers in Reading, Math

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - April 28, 2009

Federal test scores for 9-year-olds are the highest since early 1970s. more >>

To Fix Education, School Hours and Money Need to Be Better Spent

By Frederick M. Hess - Opinion - April 27, 2009

If teaching is not improved, what good is keeping kids captive in crummy schools? more >>

Expand School Hours and You Will Expand Learning

By Christopher Gabrieli - Opinion - April 27, 2009

Massachusetts model shows that achievement increases and communities improve. more >>

Financial Aid Offices Told to Give More Help

By Kim Clark - Education - April 3, 2009

The government tells financial aid offices to help families whose incomes have changed. more >>

What Arne Duncan Thinks of No Child Left Behind

By Eddy Ramírez and Kim Clark - Education - February 5, 2009

The new education secretary talks about the controversial law and financial aid forms. more >>

Arne Duncan: The Lesson Plan for Education

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - February 3, 2009

Can the new education secretary's hands-on style jumpstart nationwide school reform? more >>

Obama's Education Secretary Pick Gets Ready for Confirmation

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - January 12, 2009

Arne Duncan will likely sail through Senate confirmation hearing. more >>

Evangelical Share of Home Schooling Shrinks

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - January 9, 2009

I investigated the surge of home-schooled students. more >>

As Home Schooling Surges, the Evangelical Share Drops

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - January 9, 2009

Experts say that the home-schooling scene is diversifying. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Arne Duncan

By Jennifer O'Shea - Nation & World - January 7, 2009

Duncan is Barack Obama's pick to head the Education Department. more >>

Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan Must Deal With Rhee, Union

By Richard Whitmire - Opinion - December 19, 2008

Obama's education pick faces tough choices between unions and revolutionaries, Richard Whitmire writes. more >>

Who Should Be the Nation's Next Education Chief?

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - November 13, 2008

A look at the early contenders. more >>

Another Plan to Simplify Financial Aid Forms

By Kim Clark - On Education - October 2, 2008

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings unveils her plan to cut the form down to 27 questions. more >>

Education Chief Appears on The Colbert Report

By Lucia Graves - On Education - July 24, 2008

Spellings questioned on the possibility of federally mandated spanking more >>

Spellings Blasts Reading First Cuts

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - July 3, 2008

The Education Secretary also softened NCLB rules. more >>

The Problem with Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs

By Kim Clark - On Education - May 28, 2008

Loan forgiveness for public service won't add up for most students, one official says. more >>

Education Reacts to Senator Kennedy's Illness

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - May 23, 2008

Bush and Spellings offer their sympathies to their NCLB colleague. more >>

Connecticut's NCLB Lawsuit Is Dismissed

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - April 29, 2008

With her free time, Secretary Spellings may start a Facebook page. more >>

U.S. Aims to Tackle Inflated Graduation Rates

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - April 2, 2008

Initiative comes as a private report shows staggering dropout figures in many big cities. more >>