A sizable chunk of U.S. Latinos believe education is one of the nation's most important issues. A recent survey of the Latino community offers clear opinions on standardized testing, charter schools, school vouchers, education spending, federal government performance and the direction of K-12 education.
Thousands of students across the country are opting out of standardized tests aligned to the controversial standards of Common Core, which serves to evaluate and help states improve academic performance.
Although New York City black and Hispanic students scored higher on standardized tests this year than they did in 2013, a new study found that almost 100 public schools failed to pass any minority student on the 2014 state math or reading exams.
Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal sues federal government over Common Core, education policies Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is suing the federal government for overstepping its bounds and alleging that the public school system has been forced to adopt a single program.
The importance of individualized education, especially in regards to children who suffer from learning disabilities, ESL students, and students who don't identify with the euro-centric text that they are tested on in school, has proven to be a remarkably effective method when teaching students of any age.
