Minnesota now joins several states looking to change long-standing seniority rules for teachers.

Lobbying intensifies over a proposed constitutional amendment that could re-establish the state's power to approve and fund charter schools.

Proponents tout Parent Trigger legislation as a "parents bill of rights."

By Ann Doss Helms Charlotte Observer January 19, 2012 North Carolina will offer a new look Friday at how teachers are rated in all public schools. The state will post school-by-school numbers on teacher evaluation results in five categories, which range from subject knowledge to ability to deal with diversity. The report does not spell…

By Martha Woodall Philadelphia Inquirer January 24, 2012 Tennis great Andre Agassi and officials of a California real estate company created an unusual joint venture last year to help successful charter schools find affordable and sustainable buildings. On Tuesday, they will celebrate their first charter-school investment: KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy at 2409 W. Westmoreland St.…

Measure would let parents vote to turn public schools over to charter operators.

Online students outperformed their traditional-school peers on AP tests in 2011, and at less cost, new studies show.

Philadelphia parents line up to apply for kindergarten spots at Penn Alexander public school.

Report from the National Council on Teacher Quality suggests the FL district doesn't do enough to get rid of underperforming teachers.

Union warned not to stand in the way of improving Buffalo's worst performing schools.