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Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett will be Florida's next education commissioner. The Florida Board of Education unanimously selected Bennett, a protege…

Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and incumbent Rick Scott have been trading barbs over education spending. Each accuses the other of slashing school…

The Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation is highlighting the need for a talented workforce at its annual education forum.

Florida schools are facing some deadlines in the next year. Every grade is scheduled to switch to new English language arts and math standards this fall.…

When the state overhauled the school funding system by pouring resources into low-income districts, schools in Massachusetts went from the middle of the pack to first place.

According to an Education Week national report released this morning, Florida ranked 30th in the nation on education quality and was given an overall g...

Many teachers and legislators are pushing for reforms to the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act. Though many acknowledge the act has helped raise standards at public schools across the nation, critics charge its method for measuring success may be designed to ensure most schools end up failing. Hear NPR's Claudio Sanchez.

Dale Stephens says many students would be better off ditching college and finding alternate ways to complete their educations. His new book, Hacking Your Education, explores that idea. "When you think about education as an investment, you have to think about what the return is going to be," he says.

Voters are not happy with certain education reform efforts by state leaders - in a survey by Quinnipiac University. The results come on the heels of a…

With so much pressure on schools to improve test scores, music and the arts sometimes fall off the list of priorities. That's led advocates for music education to point out its benefits in the classroom.