Topic: Phi Delta Kappa International
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'Won't Back Down': A film to spur parent-led coups on public schools? (+video)
'Won't Back Down' portrays a parent and teacher leading a takeover effort at a failing school. It has become a centerpiece in debates over the best ways to make troubled schools better, and more responsive to parents.
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Do private school vouchers help? New study offers data.
African-American students who used private school vouchers were 24 percent more likely to go on to college than blacks in a control group, the study says. But debate over vouchers has followed.
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Poll: Americans favor Obama over Romney for strengthening public schools
Independent voters, however, think Mitt Romney is better suited for that job. The Gallup and Phi Delta Kappa poll also found that Americans identify funding as the biggest problem facing public schools.
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Americans love teachers but split over teachers’ unions, poll shows
Americans show strong support for public-school teachers, according to a new poll. But a partisan divide exists over the role of teachers' unions.
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Poll: Americans' grade for Obama education policy is slipping
Just 34 percent of Americans give the president an A or B, compared with 45 percent a year ago, a new survey on education says. But the poll also shows more nuanced views of education policy.
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Bush education law: shift ahead?
No Child Left Behind Act could be overhauled by a new president and Congress next year.
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