Obama fights for female and independent votes in battleground states. LEBANON, Va., Sept. 9, 2008— -- With recent polls showing a 20-point swing among white women voters to John McCain, Barack ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- President Barack Obama says those demanding more money for education should be willing to embrace reform, too. Speaking at a town-hall event in Los Angeles on Thursday, Obama said: ...

WASHINGTON — Doubling down on dubious bets is characteristic of compulsive gamblers and federal education policy. The nation was essentially without such policy for grades K through 12, and better off ...

If you’re a supporter of public education, it has been a tough summer. And if you, like me, have been sounding the alarm about the dangers of school privatization, it’s impossible to ignore the sense ...

Members of Massachusetts immigrant groups await President Barack Obama’s immigration reform, a topic a number of officials considered overdue. While the DREAM Act marked one of Obama’s most important ...

Joining forces with the Bush political family, President Barack Obama tried to give his education agenda a lift Friday in politically vital Florida, saying his government is determined to help the ...

President Obama will be in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday to demand comprehensive immigration reform, arguing that it will save the rest of us money. Immigrants start businesses and invent things, Obama will ...

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama outlined his agenda for this year to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, promising additional steps to revive the economy and vowing to forge ahead with ...