S.E.S.A.M.E. is working to pass legislation that will increase safety for children in schools by preventing teachers accused of sexual abuse from moving to another school district without his or her new employer being alerted to the allegations of misconduct.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announces $5 billion dollar federal competition aiming to improve teaching by rewarding states that adopt policies favored by the administration.

The National Council on Teacher Quality's annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook marks 2011 as a substantial year for teacher policy changes across the states.

Ohio teachers union protects their pipeline of cash at the expense of students, taxpayers and even teachers. The Association of American Educators speaks out against forced unionism and the Ohio union referendum SB5 being overturned.

Last month’s march on Washington D.C. by the group erroneously titled "Save our Schools" is something out of a bad back-to-the-future movie.

Center for Education Reform President Jeanne Allen recommends that Secretary Duncan place a stronger emphasis on alternative teacher certification, promote meaningful and data-driven performance pay models, encourage alternate models of teacher tenure, and embrace teacher paycheck protection to ensure that educators take home more of their hard-earned money.