In his annual State of American Business address, U.S.
Scarce research dollars mean that the federal government is becoming risk averse.
Making college more affordable is an admirable goal. But the Obama administration’s “geyser of unintended consequences” is something we can’t afford to ignore, as former U.S. senator and governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey and president of Leeds Equity Partners Jeffrey T.
The 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results in Mathematics and reading were released yesterday and the results indicate modest gains nationally with substantial gains in Tennessee and the District of Columbia.
Through its Citizenship efforts, Microsoft has the opportunity to help build and nurture communities in the more than 100 countries/regions around the world where it has a presence.
Yesterday’s New York Times editorial page featured the recent Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (
America’s public K-12 education system isn’t making the grade. It’s not adequately preparing our students to succeed in college or the modern workforce. It’s not delivering the skilled workers that businesses need to drive stronger economic growth.
What do adults in Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, Australia, and Sweden and seven other countries have in common? They score better in literacy than U.S. adults.






