In the midst of a presidential campaign circus, parents and teachers try to put the focus on state lawmakers — and kids.

The tea party, a sinkhole in Louisiana and the contradictions of American political life.

It doesn't have to be this way.

The public has until Aug. 1 to weigh in on the Department of Education's proposed new regulations.

School board elections have graduated from quaint races to big-money contests, thanks to well-funded education reform advocacy groups succeeding at the local level.

The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes America's children.

To make an effective social movement against authoritarianism, the discourse of all social issues in a political setting must be taught.

A unique new partnership between local leaders and teachers strengthened a community and its school system, even after it was devastated by one of the worst tornadoes in US history.

In this excerpt from his new book, Frank writes about the Democrats' new innovation in liberalism -- which isn’t the stuff of Franklin Roosevelt or the United Auto Workers.

If voters suddenly understood issues and facts, would we live in a democratic Camelot? Until 1988, no one knew.