WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Finger-pointing and party bickering must end so the United States can provide a complete and competitive education, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A quality education is a necessity for Americans to compete in a global economy, President Barack Obama told a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Barack Obama has found his education secretary in his backyard, Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, an aide on the president-elect's transition team said Monday.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Barack Obama got a few boos Saturday when he told the National Education Association convention in Washington he supports merit pay.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A key U.S. congressman has proposed the next version of the federal No Child Left Behind education law include a merit system for teachers' pay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A document created by the Center on Education Policy has offered a set of principles oriented toward improving the incentives to U.S. teachers.