In an op-ed written for the Huffington Post, ED in' 08 Executive Director Marc Lampkin writes, "One critical way to fix this problem is to develop and raise our standards throughout the entire United States." (Huffington Post)

Half of Americans say U.S. schools are doing only a fair to poor job preparing kids for college and the work force. Even more feel that way about the skills kids need to survive as adults, an Associated Press poll released Friday finds. (Associated Press)