Education reform is a top priority for this Administration, President Obama said to the National Urban League, because the "status quo is morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible."

Secretary Duncan announced that he will form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and will pursue federal policies aimed to advance equity in K-12 schools.

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I am a HUGE fan of poetry. And I love the way that Spoken Word Poetry has literally breathed new life into a beautiful art form.
Let's face it, there was a time there when "the powers that be in our schools" tried to kill poetry.
Tried to bludgeon it.…

On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Secretary Duncan applauded the legislation and rededicated ED to its effective implementation.

thebookjam: Congrats to Poetry Jam co-author Michael Cirelli whose @UrbanWordNYC team won the national poetry jam finals. Will air on HBO in late summer

thebookjam: BookJam blog: If you think schools are in the midst of a doo-doo storm right now, just wait til...: The eBook plat... http://bit.ly/cNoXP5

The eBook platform is coming to schools. For sure.
When is another story; if is not.
Like most forms of great change, there are those who will embrace it with open arms, those that will bounce back and forth between liking what is new and missing what's old, and…

Montana is among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools.

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I feel guilty.
It's like I am a teenager who swore their undying love to a prom date and now a new hottie has come along that has caught my eye and I am thinking, "Well, I don't recall actually getting officially married. And, okay, officially, we're still going to the prom to…

More than 150 rural education stakeholders and technology experts from 26 states attended the National Rural Education Technology Summit in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Duncan talked about the three myths of high school reform at the College Board AP conference.

Read Secretary Duncan's remarks at the Council of Chief State School Officers and State Higher Education Executive Officers' joint summer meeting.

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I adore bookstores. The brick-n-mortar kind. Just went into one yesterday, matter of fact. Loved being hit by the waft of "pages" in the air as soon as I was in the door. I don't know if they pump that smell in or if I am just a junkie, but really, the scent of a bookstore is something I…

thebookjam: BookJam blog: The future of printed books is BEAUTIFUL!: I don't think it's any kind of secret that I love books. ... http://bit.ly/aoGEBp