In the early 1970s, Henry Levin -- now Professor of Economics and Education at TC -- did a major report for a Senate sub-committee on the costs to the U.S. of inadequate education. Over the past 30 years, he's elevated that kind of work to an art form, most recently founding the Center for Benefit Cost Studies of Education. See the story in the current issue of Education Week.

TC faculty member Luis Huerta recently appeared on "Which Way, LA?", a radio program on KCRW-NPR in Los Angeles, to comment on a state appellate court ruling that, for the first time, could subject the practice of home schooling in California to state regulation.

In the current issue of Phi Delta Kappan, Michael Rebell describes the evolution of the nation's educational adequacy movement, placing it historical context and assessing its accomplishments and gains.

TC's Jeanne Brooks-Gunn was a recent guest on the "Morning Show with Mike and Judy" to discuss why creating "designer babies" using DNA is causing controversy, and the impact it can have on the children.