As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened

School districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year.

Republican Challenges Administration on Plans to Override Education Law

Representative John Kline of Minnesota said he would use a House rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law to rein in Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s influence.

U.S. Students Remain Poor at History, Tests Show

Only 12 percent of high school seniors demonstrated proficiency in American history in a nationwide test.

Failing Grades on Civics Exam Called a ‘Crisis’

Fewer than half of America’s eighth graders knew the purpose of the Bill of Rights, according to test results.

Bloggers Challenge President on Standardized Testing

After remarks on testing in schools, President Obama has been challenged by several bloggers as opposing the very policies that his Education Department is putting into practice.

Incentives Offered to Raise College Graduation Rates

With a goal of producing eight million additional college graduates by 2020, the Department of Education will offer states millions of dollars in incentives.

Obamas Focus on Antibullying Efforts

President Obama and Michelle Obama opened a White House conference to spur antibullying efforts in schools and communities.

Role for Teachers Is Seen in Solving Schools’ Crises

A federal conference urging cooperation between school systems and teachers’ unions comes as Republicans in some states are moving to shut unions out of school system policy decisions.

Obama’s Budget Proposes a Significant Increase for Schools

The administration’s aim to maintain the maximum Pell grant for college students could face stiff opposition from Congress.

In Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda

Lessons to teach acceptance of homosexuality, which have gained urgency after suicides, are causing culture wars.

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