Education
Nation’s biggest union fast tracks Obama endorsement
June 1, 2011Delegates to the convention of the National Education Association will vote on whether to immediately endorse Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election.
Read moreIllinois House to vote on state DREAM Act
May 27, 2011The Illinois version does not include a path to citizenship, but its seen as a move to counter some of the anti-immigrant measures being proposed nationwide.
Read moreN.J. Supreme Court upholds right to public education
May 26, 2011The court's decision continues a 136-year struggle by public education advocates to have a "thorough and efficient" education for all the state's children.
Read moreWhat do IQ tests really measure?
May 26, 2011The one thing most people agreed upon was that, whatever was being measured, these tests did not measure "intelligence."
Read moreImmigrant students win in-state tuition battle
May 25, 2011Four years ago, the legislature passed a similar bill but lacked enough votes to override Republican Gov. Jodi Rell's veto.
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