President Barack Obama is proposing to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education law, replacing the school accountability system that has slapped a failing label on more than a third of schools, including many that made big gains but just missed their annual targets. No Child Left ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government discusses reauthorizing a sweeping education law and prepares to distribute billions of stimulus dollars for school reform, state legislatures are sending it a strong message: hands off. Education policy has always been the territory of state and local governments, but in the last decade the U.S. government has interjected itself into curriculum ...

President Barack Obama said Wednesday his administration will work with Congress to expand school improvements across the country, saying the success of children cannot depend on where they live. As he prepares to ask Congress for billions of dollars in new spending for education, Obama said ...

As he prepares to ask Congress for billions of dollars in new spending for education, President Barack Obama is urging the spread of school reforms across the country. He says a student's success can't depend on where he or she is growing up. Obama says the nation's ...