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New D.C. standardized test on the birds and bees
The first standardized sex education and health test in the nation will be rolled out next spring in Washington, a city struggling with an unusually high teenage pregnancy rate.
College cost on the rise – the Washington reaction
Leaders in Washington are speaking out about the rising cost of college tuition. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Las Vegas Tuesday, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce convened for a hearing Wednesday — both discussing ways to bring down the cost of higher education.
Full StoryGOP candidates spar over foreign policy
Storify from Tuesday’s Republican presidential candidate debate in Washington.
Full StoryBlair: UK needs to fix education disparities, costs
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that to curb growing higher education costs in the United Kingdom, leaders must work to eliminate disparities in elementary and secondary education.
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