Volunteer pays for hot lunch for kids who can’t afford it
A volunteer at a Houston-area elementary school who noticed some students were getting a smaller lunch of cold cheese sandwiches is digging into his own pocket to cover…
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Ex-NC Gov. Perdue unveils education tech effort
Former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says she wants to jump start collaboration among teachers, students and entrepreneurs to develop electronic technology that improves learning for adults and…
Houston-area school district ends $16M iPad plan
A Houston-area school district has abandoned a $16 million initiative to incorporate thousands of iPads into classroom curriculums after a consultant found widespread problems, the Associated Press reports.
Magic Johnson launches initiative for at-risk kids
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is getting a little help from Chicago rapper Common for his newest off-court endeavor, the Associated Press reports.
‘Heat days’ becoming almost as common as snow days
When city students arrived for the first day of school under the blazing temperatures of a Midwest heat wave, staff greeted them with some unusual school supplies: water…
Starting high school later may help sleepy teens
Quinn Cooney of Mill Creek, Wash., is excited about starting high school in September, but she's not looking forward to waking up at 5:30 a.m. to arrive on…
High school seniors fare no better than in 1970s
Students preparing to leave high school are faring fare no better in reading or math than students did four decades ago, the government said in a report Thursday…
New rules aim to rid schools of junk foods
High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and…
Teacher mental health training approved
Texas school teachers would receive training to identify mental illness in their classrooms under a measure that has cleared the Texas Legislature, the Associated Press reports.
Spelling Bee begins with 1st-ever vocabulary test
The sign outside the waiting room read: "Preliminaries Test, Quiet Please." Spellers emerged one by one, having taken the first vocabulary test in the history of the National…