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Poll Gives Obama Edge on Improving Schools

The annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup survey suggests Americans have more faith in the presumptive Democratic nominee for president than in Sen. John McCain on education issues.

McCain, Obama, And Leaving No Child Behind

One thing both candidates agree on is that the education system — particularly "No Child Left Behind" — is broken. The question is: How would they fix it?

McCain and Obama Tussle on Education

The Oct. 15 event gave school issues their highest profile yet in the the presidential campaign, as the candidates had their first and probably only chance for a face-to-face exchange over education.

McCain and Obama Share Basic Views on Ed. Tech.

Their plans for using technology to improve schools differ on specifics, but Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have each taken the position that educational improvement efforts should be firmly supported using technology.

Obama Girls Opt for a Posh Private School

The Obamas chose a private school that educates the children of many of Washington's elite families.

Governors Make Pitch to Obama for Stimulus Money

In a meeting with the president-elect, governors made the case that education and health care are in danger of significant cuts.

Obama: Duncan 'Doesn't Blink' on Tough Decisions

Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, President-elect Obama’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, says ‘there are no simple answers,’ but reform efforts can make a difference.

Chicago Schools Chief Is Obama Education Pick

President-elect Barack Obama has named Arne Duncan of Chicago as his secretary of Education, drafting a fellow Chicagoan who has been associated with innovations in that city's troubled schools. Obama said Duncan was a "hands-on" practitioner of sch

Obama Looks To Chicago For Education Secretary

President-elect Obama announced Tuesday his pick for secretary of education, calling Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan a hands-on reformer with a proven record of success.

Education Week's Obama Links Ed Tech to Economic Growth

Free College with Obama? Not Quite

Analyzing Obama's likely impact on federal funding for financial aid and money for college. Free college nationwide probably isn't going to be proposed in such terms, but there will be a few programs coming up quickly that could help take some of t

Obama Gets Advice, Letters From Young Navajos

As he prepares to take over the Oval Office, President-elect Barack Obama is getting plenty of advice. And some of it is coming from Navajo students in Arizona. The youngsters update Obama on Native American life — and ask some probing questio