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  1. Michigan Love, 12/24: Underperforming school takeovers key to Michigan education reform
  2. New York Times, 12/26: J.H. Fischer, 99, Educator in Turbulent Times, Dies
  3. BBC, 12/26: Scottish education secretary backs 'brain training'
  4. Washington Post, 12/26: Abstinence proponents look for aid from new health bill
  5. New York Times, 12/26: U.S. Puts Number on Education Grant Applications
  6. UK Daily Mail, 12/26: Sex attacker, 11, secretly sent to primary school
  7. Boston Globe, 12/27: What Catholic schools are doing right
  8. New York Times, 12/27: Technology Leapfrogs Schools and Jurisdictions
  9. Whittier Daily News, 12/27: Sharing best-teaching practices is key to success at Whittier Union district
  10. Boston Globe, 12/27: Teachers and towns at odds during tight times
  11. Boston Globe, 12/27: Teaching Armenian, sans teacher
  12. Boston Globe, 12/27: Teaching in a land of unspeakable pain
  13. Malaya.com (Phillipines), 12/28: Teachers say 2009 education program a failure; not quite so, states DepEd chief
  14. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12/27: Leave charter schools to local boards
  15. BBC, 12/28: School absence is highest in England's poorest areas
  16. Washington Post, 12/28: Washington area private schools compete in green contest
  17. Boston Globe, 12/28: Charters’ funding is the fly in ed reform ointment
  18. Newport News Daily Press, 12/28: Testing through the grades: Reading + doing = understanding
  19. Washington Post, 12/28: Military helps families find care for special-needs kids
  20. New Jersey Ledger, 12/28: More tech, less money: New Jersey education in 2010
  21. Washington Post, 12/28: To get federal funds, schools must apply stronger measures to struggling schools
  22. Memphis Commercial Appeal, 12/28: Key to education: Lessons come alive in musical performances
  23. Los Angeles Times, 12/28: Two teachers ordered to return more than $148,000 in overpayments
  24. Detroit News, 12/28: Faking progress: Low standard for passing state education exam hides weaknesses of Michigan students
  25. Napa Valley Register, 12/28: A new way of teaching
  26. Minneapolis Pioneer Press, 12/28: A school on the edge
  27. Boston Globe, 12/28: Hawaii teachers OK deal to reduce furlough days
  28. Los Angeles Times, 12/29: A teaching model that would make Da Vinci proud
  29. MSNBC, 12/29: Education secretary’s legacy questioned
  30. The Independent (UK), 12/29: Boys aged three 'must work more'
  31. The Gradebook, 12/29: Survey: Low-income parents know about free tutoring for their children, but don't use it
  32. Boston Globe, 12/30: House bill gives superintendents more power to fire teachers
  33. New Jersey Independent, 12/30: Mat-Ab rejects spending $38K for teacher collaboration pairs
  34. USA Today, 12/30: Schools could learn lessons on food safety
  35. Pennsylvania Patriot-News, 12/30: School Internet and technology policies are outdated and limiting
  36. Education Week, 12/30: Teachers Union: Hawaii Gov. Blocking Furlough Deal
  37. Boston Globe, 12/30: Ohio district: Teacher asked kids about religion
  38. Boston Globe, 12/30: Texas asst. principal accused of soliciting sex
  39. BBC, 12/31: Assaults by youngest pupils 'rising'
  40. Gainesville Sun, 12/31: Tough economy squeezes Pell Grant program
  41. Denver Post, 12/31: Colorado's first all-girls public school coming to Denver
  42. U.S. News & World Report, 12/31: America's Best High Schools Heads to Times Square
  43. Phillyburbs.com, 12/31: Ohioan sentenced for forging teaching certificate
  44. BBC, 1/1: Recession 'threat' to education
  45. Guardian UK, 1/1: Hundred of thousands of qualified teachers 'not working in profession'
  46. Washington Post, 1/1: Virginia schools teach kids about setting, reaching goals
  47. New York Times, 1/1: As Honor Students Multiply, Who Really Is One?
  48. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/1: Schools chief quits
  49. Joplin Globe, 1/2: Area Kansas education officials not eager to join funding lawsuit
  50. Washington Post, 12/2: Rhee vows to shield D.C. teachers, supplies amid budget cuts
  51. Los Angeles Times, 1/2: Teachers seek control at up-for-bid L.A. Unified schools
  52. BBC, 1/2: Late-night teens 'face greater depression risk'
  53. Boston Globe, 12/3: 1:10 A.M. — Lee County schools Superintendent James Browder believes money, or the lack thereof, will define this spring
  54. Indianapolis Star, 1/3: Bringing teacher misconduct out of the shadows
  55. Austin Statesman, 1/3: Public education: Key to reducing dropouts, lifting success rates: Fix middle school
  56. Los Angeles Times, 1/3: The science of science education
  57. Baltimore Sun, 1/3: More choices for Baltimore 8th-graders
  58. Dallas Morning News, 1/3: Working overtime pays off for students at Oak Cliff middle school
  59. Kitsap (WA) Sun, 1/3: A Renewed Emphasis on 'Hands-On' Education
  60. NPR, 1/3: Michigan Teaching School Tries Something New
  61. Guardian UK, 1/4: Career changers a new force in teacher training
  62. Guardian UK, 1/4: Parents too busy to help children learn to talk, study suggests
  63. Boston Globe, 1/3: Can inner-city prep school succeed? Answer is YES
  64. Washington Post, 1/4: At Landover middle school, philosophy is part of lunch menu
  65. San Jose Mercury News, 1/3: San Jose parents try to lure high-scoring charter school to the East Side
  66. Washington Post, 1/4: In D.C. teacher assessments, details make a difference
  67. New York Times, 1/4: Gauging the Dedication of Teacher Corps Grads
  68. The Tennessean, 1/4: Nashville tries to decide what to do with vacant schools
  69. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/4: School's out
  70. San Francisco Chronicle, 1/4: Class size reduction: California drops the ball
  71. NPR, 1/4: Study Tries To Track Louisiana Teachers' Success
  72. CNN, 1/5: Thousands mourn slain teacher
  73. New York Times, 1/5: Class Time + Substitute = Waste?
  74. San Francisco Chronicle, 1/5: California set to pass education overhaul plan
  75. BBC, 1/5: Schools shut due to snow and ice
  76. Boston Globe, 1/5: Report: Mass. officials may have shredded notes
  77. Wall Street Journal, 1/6: Special-Ed Funds Redirected
  78. New York Times, 1/6: City Ignoring Law on Class Sizes, Suit Says
  79. Washington Post, 1/6: $250 million initiative for science, math teachers planned
  80. Los Angeles Times, 1/6: Assembly OKs bills to change California school
  81. Florida Times-Union, 1/6: Georgia legislators plan bills to address teachers' sex with students
  82. Yahoo News, 1/6: World powers leaving US behind in math, science: Obama
  83. USA Today, 1/6: Recession fuels shift from private to public schools
  84. New York Times, 1/7: Southern Schools Mark Two Majorities
  85. New York Times, 1/6: Ex-Prostitute Loses Claim Against School
  86. Detroit News, 1/7: Mend, don't end 'No Child' reforms
  87. Washington Post, 1/7: Class Struggle: More freedom, fewer rules for gifted students?
  88. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/7: Lingle rejects union-BOE proposal
  89. The Atlantic, Jan/Feb Issue: What Makes a Great Teacher?
  90. CNN, 1/7: 5 dead, 7 injured in crash of special needs kids van
  91. Boston Globe, 1/7: (Mass) House swiftly OKs sweeping education measure, 119 to 35
  92. Boston Globe, 1/7: Costly schooling
  93. Orange County (CA) Register, 1/7: Governor Schwarzenegger signs Obama education reform bills
  94. Los Angeles Times, 1/8: Beverly Hills' unwanted out-of-towners
  95. San Francisco Chronicle, 1/8: State education plan makes parents responsible
  96. BBC, 1/8: Schools told 'open if possible'
  97. Daily Express (UK), 1/8: Anger as Boy Who Stabbed Teacher is Let Off Scot Free
  98. Boston Globe, 1/8: Maine school gets no fed money due to pill choice
  99. The Tennessean, 1/8: Bredesen, teachers union at odds over tenure rules
  100. Dallas Morning News, 1/8: U.S. Education Department orders tests for some first-year Texas teachers
  101. Washington Post, 1/8: As NCLB reaches 8-year mark, many wonder what's next?
  102. Yahoo News, 1/8: Some Michigan schools won't join `Race to the Top'
  103. BBC, 1/9: Signs of a turning tide on tests
  104. Los Angeles Times, 1/9: Governor seeks to ease rules on firing weak teachers
  105. Dallas Morning News, 1/9: Social conservatives' power at issue in Texas education board races
  106. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1/9: Race to the Top participation sought by 23 Louisiana school districts
  107. Boston Globe, 1/9: Mass. renewing push for longer school days
  108. Los Angeles Times, 1/10: L.A. charter schools flex their educational muscles
  109. San Jose Mercury-News, 1/10: Opinion: 'Parent trigger' shifts balance of power in debate over education reform
  110. Los Angeles Times, 1/10: Charters generally perform better than traditional schools, not as well as magnets
  111. Boston Globe, 1/10: Teaching has appeal for workers ready for change
  112. The Tennessean, 1/10: Tying tenure to student test scores worries TN teachers
  113. Charlotte Observer, 1/10: Poor students may not get best teachers
  114. New York Times, 1/10: In Suburban Schools, an Alternative to A.P.
  115. Southern Oregon Mail-Tribune, 1/10: Teachers canvas neighborhoods to get the word out on measures
  116. Memphis Commercial-Appeal, 1/10: Tennessee Education Association backs teacher reviews tied to student achievement
  117. Los Angeles Times, 1/11: Beverly Hills may scrap permits for nonresident students
  118. Washington Post, 1/11: Teacher certification prestigious but too costly, Rhee says
  119. Guardian UK, 1/11: Schools reopen as UK temperatures rise
  120. BBC, 1/11: Poorer pupils to be given free laptops
  121. Telegraph UK, 1/11: Teenagers 'only use 800 different words a day'
  122. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1/11: Louisiana sees spike in Teach for America educators
  123. MSNBC, 1/11: Youth now have more mental health issues
  124. New Orleans Times-Picayne, 1/11: BESE board will toughen public school standards
  125. Dallas Morning News, 1/11: William McKenzie: Obama grades well on education
  126. Boston Globe, 1/11: Tenn. lawmakers given first look at education plan
  127. Los Angeles Times, 1/12: Campus takeover applications begin flowing in to L.A. Unified
  128. Dallas Morning News, 1/12: Texas teaching program spearheads Obama education effort
  129. Boston Globe, 1/12: Texas school board keeps ban on boy's long hair
  130. New York Times, 1/12: States Lower Test Standards for a High School Diploma
  131. Washington Post, 1/12: Union head to propose tying test scores, teacher evaluations
  132. Guardian UK, 1/12: Creativity in schools: 'Schools have the technology but lack the will to use it'
  133. Boston Globe, 1/12: Teen accused of stabbing teacher (will) get treatment
  134. MSNBC, 1/12: ‘At hope’ children better than ‘at risk’?
  135. Florida Times-Union, 1/12: Ga. Gov. Perdue wants teachers to have merit pay option
  136. Yahoo News, 1/13: Beverly Hills to boot non-district K-8 pupils
  137. Los Angeles Times, 1/13: Los Angeles teacher should be fired immediately, judge again rules
  138. Washington Post, 1/13: Advocacy group gives D.C. high mark for charter school laws
  139. Boston Globe, 1/13: Maine School suspends dances over dirty dancing
  140. BBC, 1/13: Amnesty says Czech schools still fail Roma Gypsies
  141. Yahoo News, 1/13: Perry: Texas won't seek federal education funding
  142. Los Angeles Times, 1/14: L.A. schools paid $200 million more in salaries than budgeted
  143. New York Times, 1/14: To Lead Schools, Christie Picks Voucher Advocate
  144. BBC, 1/14: Schools must embrace mobile technology
  145. MSNBC, 1/14: 1 in 4 teenage girls involved in violent behavior
  146. MSNBC, 1/14: Strict bedtimes may fend off depression in kids
  147. Memphis Commercial-Appeal, 1/14: Teacher evaluation legislation clears two hurdles
  148. Yahoo News, 1/14: Texas board starts shaping social studies lessons
  149. Dallas Morning News, 1/15: Early efforts to place more emphasis on religion in state elementary history textbooks come up short
  150. 1010 WINS (NY), 1/15: Fewer New Jersey Schools Meet Targets as Standards Rise
  151. Boston Globe, 1/15: Lawmakers approve education bill
  152. MyFox Houston, 1/14: HISD Step Closer to Tying Teachers to Test Scores
  153. Ozarks First, 1/14: Teacher Suspended After Tossing Girl
  154. Christian Science Monitor, 1/15: Why US high school reform efforts aren't working
  155. Florida Times-Union, 1/15: Georgia teachers, other state workers face furloughs
  156. BBC, 1/16: Paedophile ran teaching website
  157. Boston Globe, 1/15: Principal slashed at Calif. Catholic high school
  158. Boston Globe, 1/15: Conn. school official charged with sexual contact
  159. New York Tiimes, 1/16: State Looks at Doubling Cap on Charter Schools
  160. Dalllas Morning News, 1/16: Texas high-schoolers to learn about conservative, but not liberal, groups under new standards
  161. Lafayette Journal & Courier, 1/16: State pushes A to F for students and schools
  162. Chicago Tribune, 1/16: Daley school plan fails to make grade
  163. Los Angeles Times, 1/17: All Beverly Hills students soon may be required to prove their residency
  164. New York Daily News, 1/17: Teachers' union boss: Charter schools are separate & uneqeal (sic); serve fewer disadvantaged students
  165. Washington Post, 1/17: A shot at school reform fund provokes tensions, fast changes
  166. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1/17: Agriculture, animal science classes gain a foothold in urban schools
  167. Washington Post, 1/17: Poor schooling slows anti-terrorism effort in Pakistan
  168. New York Times, 1/17: Chicago News Cooperative: In Race for U.S. School Grants Is a Fear of Winning
  169. Boston Globe, 1/17: Boy's science project prompts school evacuation
  170. Guardian UK, 1/17: Tory plan to raise teaching standards by denying funds to weak graduates
  171. Tha Atlantic Magazine, Jan/Feb Issue: What Makes a Great Teacher?
  172. Los Angeles Times, 1/18: Raising the education bar
  173. Washington Post, 1/18: Local education reporting is alive and well
  174. Baltimore Sun, 1/18: Warning signs
  175. BBC, 1/18: Poor white pupils extra cash call
  176. Boston Globe, 1/19: Patrick signs education overhaul
  177. New York Times, 1/19: School Plan for U.S. Aid Gets No Vote in Albany
  178. New York Times, 1/19: Education Grant Effort Faces Late Opposition
  179. Washington Post, 1/19: Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for Race to the Top program
  180. Twin Falls (ID) Times-News, 1/19: Hundreds rally for charter schools
  181. Washington Post, 1/19: Obama to visit Virginia elementary school
  182. Dallas Morning News (blog), 1/19: Obama singles out Gov. Rick Perry for refusal to seek education funds
  183. BBC, 1/19: Boys 'need to move in lessons'
  184. New York Times, 1/19: Science Teacher With a Bible Divides an Ohio Town
  185. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1/19: Feds investigating racial discrimination complaint involving some Orleans charter schools
  186. BBC, 1/20: Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell'
  187. Boston Globe, 1/19: (Michigan) Senate GOP: Cut all public workers' pay, benefits
  188. Yahoo News, 1/20: Hawaii legislators seek to lengthen school year
  189. Chicago Tribune, 1/20: Chicago schools unveil next round of closings
  190. New York Times, 1/20: If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online
  191. Richmond Daily Press, 1/20: Va. schools 'facing a doomsday budget'
  192. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 1/20: No compromise on expansion of charter schools
  193. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1/20: Race to the Top participation too onerous, Orleans Parish School Board decides
  194. The Oklahoman, 1/20: Oklahoma music classes not in tune
  195. Yahoo News, 1/20: Colorado promises to adopt merit pay for teachers
  196. Education Week, 1/20: Duncan Tells Mayors to Expect Incentives in ESEA
  197. Washington Post, 1/21: Sidwell Friends fires teacher accused of sex abuse
  198. New York Times, 1/21: Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese
  199. Chicago Sun-Times, 1/21: Another way to fight teacher sex with boys
  200. Los Angles Times, 1/21: At home or in school, California students face harder times, survey finds
  201. Yahoo News, 1/21: LA school district sued over alleged drug sting
  202. Boston Globe, 1/21: Racial bullying roils a Philadelphia high school
  203. Providence Journal, 1/22: Warwick educator advocates innovative reading program
  204. The State (SC), 1/22: S.C. schools assessment: Real progress or an illusion?
  205. Orange County (CA) Register, 1/22: Capistrano teachers limit work duties to protest cuts
  206. Education Week, 1/22: Philly Teachers OK Contract: Two 3% Hikes Over 3 Years
  207. Washington Post, 1/22: Police: Boy found hanged in Texas school bathroom
  208. Yahoo News, 1/22: Interest up in students learning personal finance
  209. Washington Post, 1/23: Rhee says laid-off teachers in D.C. abused kids
  210. Orange County (CA) Register, 1/22: Teachers agree to furloughs
  211. Salt Lake Tribune, 1/23: It takes money to teach our children well
  212. New York Times, 1/23: Depth of School Cuts Depends on Who Gets Them
  213. New York Times, 1/23: Teaching the Chinese Language in American Schools
  214. Boston Globe, 1/23: Charter school cheating detailed
  215. Education Week, 1/22: RTI Said to Pay Off in Gains for English-Learners
  216. CNN, 1/23: Saudi schoolgirl sentenced to 90 lashes after assaulting headmistress
  217. Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise, 1/23: Menifee school panel will review banned dictionary
  218. New York Times, 1/24: Making a Healthy Lunch, and Making It a Cause
  219. WDEF 12 (Chaqtanooga), 1/24: Northwest Georgia Teachers Rally in Atlanta Against Education Cuts
  220. New York Times, 1/24: Chicago News Cooperative: More Than Academics at Morton Alternative
  221. Yahoo News, 1/25: Schools documentary could score with Republicans
  222. New York Times, 1/25: After 10 Years, Federal Money for Technology in Education
  223. Washington Examiner, 1/25: Report: Students show modest gains after controversial math program
  224. Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/25: Plaudits for Phila. teachers contract
  225. Houston Chronicle, 1/25: Second chance, or second rate?
  226. San Jose Mercury, 1/25: California schools angry over even more cuts
  227. BBC, 1/25: Tories' latest proposals shift focus to teacher quality
  228. BBC, 1/25: Ambidextrous children 'more likely to be hyperactive'
  229. Washington Post, 1/25: Girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers
  230. New York Times, 1/26: Large High Schools in the City Are Taking Hard Falls
  231. Boston Globe, 1/26: Mass. ed board revokes school's charter
  232. Florida Times-Union, 1/26: Georgia education advocates struggle against more cuts
  233. Education Week, 1/26: Ala. Gov. Vetoes Vote Against Teacher Ethics Code
  234. Boston Globe, 1/26: German homeschoolers granted political asylum
  235. Boston Globe, 1/26: NH teacher, 100, gets degree a day before dying
  236. Los Angeles Times, 1/27: L.A. groups bid to run 30 schools
  237. Los Angeles Times, 1/27: Banned dictionary to return to Riverside County school
  238. New York Times, 1/27: After Long Decline, Teenage Pregnancy Rate Rises
  239. Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/27: Activist group sees flaws in teachers' contract
  240. Teacher Magazine, 1/27: Report: Teachers and Policymakers Differ on Effectiveness Measures
  241. The Gradebook, 1/20: Report: The struggle of minority male students is everybody's problem
  242. National Review Online, 1/28: Obama on Education: Not Bad, Not Great
  243. Bradenton Herald, 1/28: AP Exclusive: States struggle to keep top teachers
  244. U.S. News & World Report, 1/28: Online Learning Gets High Praise From Bill Gates
  245. Tech & Learning, 1/28: School administrators respond to President's address
  246. Washington Post, 1/28: Administration pushes to rework No Child Left Behind law
  247. Teacher Magazine, 1/28: Texas Gov.: Tie Diplomas to Driver’s Licenses
  248. Teacher Magazine, 1/28: Teachers’ Union E-Mails Not Public Record
  249. USA Today, 1/28: Tennessee teen expelled for Facebook posting
  250. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1/29: 34 Jefferson Parish schools now on the bubble