President Obama set out early in his presidency to reform education. He points to major achievements as his term in office comes to an end.

President Obama announces a record high school graduation rate increase. The administration points to several of its programs that have enabled the improvement.

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On the heels of the release of the latest American employment numbers, South Carolina Congressman David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District delivered this week’s…

They’ve been educating young children to prepare them for kkindergarten since 1965; nearly fifty years ago.  I’m talking about the Head Start program, an original part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Head Start was an effort to provide a quality preschool education to low income and working poor children throughout the country.  Head […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the kind of stuff that gives moms nightmares: a machete near a play area, household chemicals accessible to preschoolers, and instructors teaching without a criminal background check. These violations and others were found at Head Start centers across the country, according to a report released Tuesday by the inspector general of […]