A new report from the Center for American Progress explores how policymakers can strengthen the nation's postsecondary education program to help working adults who need additional education to get ahead. It suggests increasing class-schedule flexibility, offering credits and credentials in addition to traditional degrees.

The Job Corps serves youth aging out of foster care with a residential program that provides access to earn a high school diploma or GED, training and preparation for a career, housing, meals, basic health care, and a living allowance twice a month – all at no cost to the student.

Adults who want to get their high school diploma got individual counseling on "drop-in day" in Ventura, California.

As schools, districts, and state departments around the country grapple to prevent and
ameliorate the many barriers to effective learning and teaching, there is a growing need to transform policy and practice related to school improvement and personnel
development. In this context, a frequently asked question is:
How are pre-service preparation programs for teachers, support staff, and administrators focusing on addressing barriers to learning and teaching?
This new report is designed both to provide a general conceptual overview and a snapshot of practice considerations and concerns. It begins by reiterating the case for why it is essential to fundamentally and systemically transform how schools (working with families and communities) address barriers to learning and teaching. This is followed by a discussion of the general challenges confronting personnel development for education. Then, a synthesis is provided of findings gleaned from the Leadership Institute our Center conducted in June 2008 for representatives from university departments of education. Throughout, the report offers major implications for transforming personnel preparation for teachers, student support staff, administrators, and other stakeholders involved in addressing barriers to learning and teaching. The report is the kickoff for a higher education initiative by the National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support.

Lesson plans, teaching tips and toolkits for teachers – you’ll find these and more on the National Education Association’s teacher pages.

As the new school year begins, many kids are going to demand attention-literally. Some are going to intentionally harm their peers to get what they want. What makes a child become a bully in the first place? How can it be prevented? Rob Capriccioso and Abigail Holt look for answers.

Get planning and promotional materials to piggyback your local back-to-school events to expand insurance for low-wage kids and families after the national Covering Kids and Families launch, set for July 31.

This Ounce of Prevention Foundation brochure summarizes what we know about the early emotional development of young children, what places them at risk, what signs to look for, and how policymakers can support early childhood mental health strategies that respond to the needs of children under five and their families.

Many people recognize the merits of small schools, but often think their costs are prohibitive. This KnowledgeWorks Foundation analysis finds that when you measure the cost per graduating student, small schools are actually a wise financial and educational investment.

Summer school is critical to state efforts to end social promotion and reduce the rates of kids held back in an academic year, but states have provided few standards, regulations or funds for summer programs, according to a report by the Southern Regional Education Board.