Report by the Washington-based research group makes a case for states, as they collaborate on common standards, to use national and international benchmarking to make cutoff scores more demanding and improve the descriptions of what it means for students to be proficient in reading and mathematics at each grade level.

Restoring America's manufacturing prowess is about changing perceptions as much as it is about enacting policies in Washington that support the industry, a policy adviser to President Barack Obama told an audience Wednesday.

IAFF President Harold Schaitberger says his union will spend about $32,000 airing this ad on cable around the state through Sunday, enough to get it pretty widely seen in West Virginia.

Dropping out of college after a year can mean lost time, burdensome debt and an uncertain future for students. Now there's an estimate of what it costs taxpayers. And it runs in the billions.