edLeaders

By Michael J. Petrilli

By Robert Reiss

By Lyndsey Layton

By Lyndsey Layton and Emma Brown

Former Children’s Laureate says humans are “questioning creatures” but this inquisitiveness is being stifled by the education system.

The president of the University of Missouri system resigned Monday amid escalating protests over racist and other bias-related incidents on campus and concerns about how he responded when members of the community showed outrage.

Renewed urgency, political importance as neighboring states with more high-tech opportunities have grown faster than Arizona in recent years.

The Department of Education unveiled a slate of executive actions it’s taking to beef up accountability in the higher education accreditation system, which Education Secretary Arne Duncan said is filled with “watchdogs that don’t bite.”

By Lauren Camera