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At least six Democratic primary candidates for president are expected to participate in a forum in Pittsburgh later this month to answer questions about their plans for public schools.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will make several appearances in Arizona on Thursday while attending the American Legislative Exchange Council policy summit.

The younger of two students charged in a fatal school shooting in suburban Denver will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Blue ribbons were everywhere. Tied onto fence poles and mailboxes leading to Saugus High School, entwined in tree branches, tied to wooden stakes in front yards and emblazoned with “Saugus Strong,” wrapped around a fire hydrant in front of the…

Figuring out whether a piece of educational technology actually works isn’t easy. Most software companies are too cash-strapped and time-pressed to conduct experiments that can generate high-quality evidence outside a laboratory.

Five years ago when Kaiya showed up for the first day of senior year at Atlah High School in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, she had barely made it in the building before an administrator told her to…

School systems nationwide have been quietly moving away from year-round school calendars after a decadeslong experiment. Parents complained about the calendar that lacked summer vacation, and students didn’t appear to learn more, studies found.

Naia Timmons, a junior from Harlem, stood surrounded by classmates in the middle of the street outside Beacon High School as hail began to fall.

Were the reading and writing passages on standardized tests that Texas elementary and middle school students took this spring too challenging for their grade levels? Likely not, University of Texas at Austin researchers said in a report released Monday. But…

Three years ago, Maija Thiel was asked to set up a new apprenticeship program for Puyallup School District’s high-school students. The idea: link more students to apprenticeships, and eventually, to jobs.

When Austin school officials applied for a $1.5 million federal grant to embark on a school integration initiative, they were blunt. The city and school district had a long history of intentionally segregating black and Latino families and students, they…

American students may not be reading any better, but they’re moving up in rankings of educational achievement worldwide because many of their peers in other countries are performing worse.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed concern on Monday as it released figures that show a significant portion of young Americans are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. According to CDC findings, 1 in 4…

Felicia Reed-Kidd's science students love hands-on learning. But whether it's trifold poster board for science fair displays or tiny plastic animals to put in shoebox ecosystems, if they want something beyond their traditional lesson plan, Reed-Kidd has to pay for…

For many of us who are members of older generations, we might consider the hours younger people spend playing video games as nothing more than a diversion from doing something more productive, such as homework. But talk to Tyler Hahn…