Is the national curriculum standards debate about to go nuclear? Neal McCluskey points out issues with Common Core now that sample test questions have been released. The question now is whether these issues will cause "the whole, dubious undertaking to suddenly melt down."

The National Center for Education Statistics released the 2011 Writing Report Card, where only 27% of U.S. 8th and 12th graders scored proficient or above.

The latest college-entrance exam results aren't pretty. So just how do we get U.S. high schools to do a better job preparing students for post-secondary success? Try choice.

Many schools are using Patriot Week (September 11-17) to call attention to the founding principles of our great nation, and renew a sense of spirit and commitment to the American Dream and the Constitution.

Even though science results on the 2011 Nation's Report card show an increase from 2009, 68 percent of America's eighth graders lack a basic understanding of science.

The Task Force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations found that with U.S. students lagging behind the rest of the developed countries there is in fact a national security threat. Read a summary of the report and recommendations here.

A 2012 report indicates the United States' graduation rate topped 75% in 2009, and dropout factories are on the decline.

The State Policy Network (SPN) has been working on a project to provide the network and grassroots activists around the country the tools they need to help United States citizens understand their freedom and the founding principles of their country.

Barely 40 percent of the nation’s 4th- and 8th-grade students are proficient in math and reading, an alarming statistic that would be considered failure in any grade, any school, or on any state report card.

A University of Chicago study finds that while graduation rates have had significant growth, racial gaps have widened and many students have academic achievement levels below what is necessary to go to college.