First, the middle grades have not received the attention in education debates that they deserve.

The Senate is preparing to take up the education debate.

To be sure, the education debate has always emphasized the disadvantaged, particularly at the federal level.

Some of the biggest education debates in Washington this year may well be about special education.

That's all the "education debate" is ever about in Britain.

In previous years, it has been possible to predict the education debate that would absorb the public during the summer months.

The terms of the education debate have shifted over the last 18 months, almost without our noticing.

The current education debate also seems to be pushing for a return to traditional teaching methods.

Discussions of textbooks have been included on creation and evolution in the public education debate.

But talk to people about the education debate and you hear the patter of unhappiness.