WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom. ...more

October 21, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to appear in Orlando, where he'll deliver remarks about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to local educators, parents and students. ...more

August 19, 2009

The federal government released $72 million in stimulus money for local schools today, but officials still aren't sure whether Florida will qualify for all the money it could receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ...more

April 2, 2009

The federal government released $72 million in stimulus money for local schools today, but officials still aren't sure whether Florida will qualify for all the money it could receive under the Recovery Act. ...more

April 1, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist urged Floridians to help persuade the federal government to release $3.4 billion to the state in recovery money for education Thursday as he announced Florida's stimulus Web site is up and running. ...more

March 19, 2009

President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers Tuesday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers. ...more

March 10, 2009

Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith will share a stage today with the person who must decide whether Florida will qualify for as much as $2.2 billion in education-related stimulus funds. ...more

March 10, 2009

The wife of Vice President Joe Biden is in Miami to discuss higher education. ...more

March 6, 2009

Some schools deemed to be failing in one state would get passing grades in another under the No Child Left Behind law, a national study found. ...more

February 19, 2009

The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state. ...more

January 20, 2009