Breast Cancer Charity Ends Planned Parenthood Grants

Susan G. Komen Foundation adopts criteria barring grants to groups under investigation by federal authorities Obama Angers Catholic Leaders Over Health Care

Bill Would Force Zais to Accept Federal Education Money

Superintendent Mick Zais’ controversial stance against accepting federal education grants will soon spark a battle in the legislative chambers.

Principals Union Condemns Plan for 33 Struggling Schools

Of the unions representing teachers and principals in New York City, the principals’ union had played a passive role in the charged and increasingly divisive dispute over an evaluation system to gauge the performance of teachers and principals in 33 struggling schools receiving federal grants to help improve their results. No longer. On Wednesday, the principals’ union president, Ernest A. Logan ...

SchoolBook: Principals' Union Condemns Plan for 33 Struggling Schools

Of the unions representing teachers and principals in New York City, the principals’ union had played a passive role in the charged and increasingly divisive dispute over an evaluation system to gauge the performance of teachers and principals in 33 struggling schools receiving federal grants to help improve their results. No longer. On Wednesday, the principals’ union president, Ernest A. Logan ...

House Committee Wants Out of No Child Left Behind

A House Committee has voted to recommend that New Hampshire pull out of No Child Left Behind. Republican lawmakers on the House education committee cited local control and small government as reasons to withdraw the state from No Child Left Behind. The vote was along party lines. The dissenting democrats say they too are frustrated with the federal education laws, but are concerned about the ...