On an Election Day filled with dozens of state races and ballot measures with big implications for the nation's public schools, state teachers' unions and charter school champions had plenty to cheer in the aftermath, even as tax measures that would help pay for schools suffered setbacks in some places. Union efforts were instrumental in…

This article deals with the reasons behind the difference in adequate yearly progress (AYP) outcomes between Florida and Georgia. The states' most recent results on the federal gauge--AYP-- are essentially the mirror image of one another. In Florida, about 77 percent of schools did not make adequate progress. In Georgia, 78 percent did. Both…