In his seminal 1961 book, Excellence, John W. Gardner posed the question, “can we be equal and excellent too?”...

Should schools be held primarily responsible for improving student achievement, or do they need help from health and social programs to ensure their students’ success?...

School's out for the summer, but more than 300 educators, business chiefs, community leaders and parents will begin comparing notes Thursday in a first-of-its-kind statewide summit on improving public education...

Walt Disney World will welcome on Thursday and Friday the U.S. secretary of education, New York City's mayor, Florida's former governor (and his mother, Barbara) and a bevy of education wonks to the Excellence in Action summit on education reform...