In leadership, harmony isn't about splitting the difference. It's about choosing the melody first, then finding the rhythm that supports it.

The Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District—a district with more than 70,000 students—because a campus with just over 300 sixth graders repeatedly failed to meet state academic standards.

Cash-strapped Head Start centers across the country are being forced to close their doors, with more expected to shutter as the shutdown continues.

More than 70,000 public elementary and middle schools in the United States were ranked at the district and state levels. Rankings were based on test scores, with half the weight on proficiency and half adjusted for socioeconomic factors.