First: No, Seriously: No Excuses

What the education-reform movement needs to do next.

Romney Defends Massachusetts Health Plan, but Concedes Flaws

Mitt Romney addressed the health care law he once championed in his own home state by calling for a repeal of the health care law President Obama signed last year.

Republicans in House Signal Retreat on Medicare Plan

G.O.P. leaders insisted that they remained committed to overhauling Medicare, but chose not to proceed with legislation, effectively putting the issue off until after the next election

The Texas Tribune: State’s Top Universities Offer New Opportunity

A program that lets high school students head to college before graduation shows the state’s top public universities collaborating on fundamental changes in the state’s education system.

A Troubled Tenure: In City School System, Hopes That New Leader Can Steer Right Course

The pick for chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, faces a long list of challenges, some of them dating back many years.

Health Law Waivers Draw Kudos, and Criticism

Republicans have seized on waivers in the new health law as evidence that it is fundamentally flawed.

On Education: For Detroit Schools, Hope for the Hopeless

Two years after Detroit’s politicians imposed reforms on the city’s schools, the $200 million deficit has risen to $327 million. But there is some hope.

Trying to Hold Down Blue Language on a Red-Letter Day

Middle schoolers in Alabama are pushing for a Valentine’s Day without cursing.

Administration Seeks Smaller Federal Role in Mortgages

A report on the future of housing finance from the Obama administration foresees abolishing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but offered few concrete details.

States Diverge on How to Deal With Health Care Ruling

Republicans used a judge’s invalidation of the Obama health care law to build momentum for a vote on repealing the act, but Senate Democrats said they would stage a vote on the repeal measure that was timed to ensure its defeat.

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