With the new school year approaching and no bill to reform No Child Left Behind, the Obama administration will provide a process for states to seek relief from key provisions of the law, provided they're willing to embrace education reform.

We must transform the way teachers are recruited, assigned, evaluated, and compensated, Secretary Duncan said in a speech to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The application for the second phase of the Promise Neighborhoods program was announced July 6. It provides $30 million and includes new implementation grants and a second round of planning grants.

The public input period has now ended. The proposed criteria for the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge competition and the comments submitted by the public are posted.