We're not going to fix urban schools by fixing "root causes" of poverty. But we could teach reading effectively.

Teachers' unions and community groups make it very, very hard to close high-cost, low-enrollment schools.

Denver Public Schools improved -- a lot -- in part by closing bad schools and opening new ones.

New York City schools are spending more while enrolling fewer students, reports Kristina Watrobski for Crisis in the Classroom. Since...