A growing number of educators and parents say they're worried about the tests being developed and tied to new, more rigorous standards in reading and math. The test results will be used to gauge students' progress and also evaluate teachers,…
The new leader of the nation's biggest public school system started her job Thursday with storm clouds brewing — the clouds that had a new city administration weighing whether to call a snow day for 1.1 million students. But Carmen Farina had…
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were permanently relaxing school meal rules that were designed to combat childhood obesity by reining in calories and portion sizes but aroused complaints the policies caused students to go hungry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Kendra Robinson watched one of the teens at her church graduate from high school directly into flipping burgers at Wendy’s. No college, no apprenticeship. So began her mission to help students in 2008, when she founded the Christian Athletic Union just…
When two classmates carried out their attack on Columbine High School in 1999, the armed students killed 13 people in 16 minutes, but it took police more than three hours to find them. School shootings unfold rapidly, and usually police don’t…
The GED test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes. On Thursday, an upgraded GED exam and two new competing equivalency tests offered in several states will usher in a new…
On its front page today, the Washington Post reported on how U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his top Education Department deputy lobbied newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to not pick Joshua Starr, the superintendent in Montgomery…
In a letter to superintendents and principals, New York state Education Commissioner John King defended the controversial Common Core testing standards and knocked “misinformation” at the 20 contentious forums he held across the state in recent months
As we prepare for 2014, our thoughts turn to the events that shaped our year, from the acquittal of George Zimmerman to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington to the recent passing of Nelson Mandela. Indeed, it has…
The Perris Union High School District is paying $344 apiece for a Chromebook for every student. Nearby, Riverside Unified purchased a variety of devices, including the Kindle Fire and iPad Mini, for as low as $150 each. In San Diego Unified, some students are using…
Wesleyan University has joined the growing list of colleges in Connecticut offering students the choice of taking an extra class over their winter break. Other schools, including the University of Connecticut, are expanding their winter intersession offerings, citing a demand from…
It’s been more than five years since Maine created tax credits for college graduates who remain in the state to work, but only a fraction of graduates take advantage of the program because of the state’s failure to effectively market…
A legislative task force clashed Tuesday over funding as they worked on a blueprint for addressing education in Alaska. Members of the House Task Force on Sustainable Education, working on a draft presentation during a teleconferenced meeting, agreed with language stating…
School choice advocates cheered last month when the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its bid to halt Louisiana's tuition voucher program, but this battle isn't over. The feds are still intent on meddling with a program that's designed to give…
Class size has emerged as a contentious issue in teacher contract talks in Minnesota's largest school districts.
One of Governor Mike Pence’s legislative priorities is passing a voucher-style pre-K program for four year olds. While there’s popular support for early learning among Hoosier lawmakers, it would not be cheap.
