FOR THE COMMON GOOD?
By Garry Boulard
The debate over common core standards for K-12 education is heating up.

Online: Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and a senior
fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, discusses trends in education policy.

RACE TO THE BOTTOM
An education historian argues too much focus on testing may ruin the nation’s schools.

THE A+ TEACHER
By Michelle Exstrom
Deciding who is effective in the classroom is not as easy as it seems.

GET REAL
By Alan Greenblatt
There is still resistance to federally required secure driver’s licenses, but most states are on the road to compliance.

Online: Find out more about the history on REAL ID

THE WORK AHEAD
Massachusetts Senator Richard Moore talks about his plans as president of NCSL.

Online: "Have Faith in NCSL: My Vision for the Future," by Senator Richard Moore. 

ONE OF OUR OWN
Julian Carroll has seen Kentucky politics from the statehouse and the governor’s mansion and back again.

STATESTATS

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

STATELINE

PEOPLE