Obama, Cartoon Network target bullying in documentary
President Barack Obama appears in an upcoming Cartoon Network documentary aimed at encouraging bullied children and others to speak up, and says that as the father of two…
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Preschool program: model of reform or ripe for cuts?
When officials in Frederick County, Maryland voted last year to stop paying for the local Head Start preschool program, they pointed to a nearly $12 million projected budget…
Virginia girl, 6, youngest ever in U.S. spelling bee
A 6-year-old U.S. girl will become the youngest contestant ever in the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning a regional competition in Virginia, Reuters reports.
Florida honors student wins reprieve from deportation
A Miami high school honors student who faced imminent deportation to Colombia has won a two-year reprieve after 2,000 fellow students took to the city's streets to protest…
Florida rejects ‘Parent Trigger’ bill for failing schools
Florida's state Senate narrowly killed a bill on Friday that would have allowed parents with children in failing public schools to leapfrog their local school boards and take…
Saudi women students boycott classes in rare protest
Thousands of students at an all-female university in Saudi Arabia boycotted classes on Saturday, protesting against poor services, witnesses said, in a rare display of dissent from women…
Cash-poor schools raid rivals in bid to boost student rosters
As American public school administrators look to bring in more money by recruiting students overseas, they are also hunting closer to home-hoping to poach pupils from rival schools…
Utah lawmakers pass bill to curb sex education in schools
Utah would become the first state to ban public schools from teaching contraception as a way of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases under a bill given final…
Survey: Wired world to be boon, bane for Generation Y
There is a good chance young people growing up in today's always-wired world will eventually become bright, nimble decision makers-if they don't wind up intellectual lightweights unable to…
U.S. boy, 9, charged in shooting of third-grade classmate
A 9-year-old Washington state boy accused of bringing a loaded gun to third-grade, where it went off in his backpack and critically wounded a classmate, was charged on…
Study: More U.S. kids living in high-poverty areas
Years of economic setbacks have taken their toll on the nation's youngest residents, with another 1.6 million children living in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to one study that shows…
Has the battery run out on India’s $35 tablet computer?
A "$35" computer launched last year in India as the world's cheapest tablet has run into problems and companies will be invited to bid again to make the…
Advocates: New York state owes poor schools $5.5 billion
Education advocates on Wednesday pushed New York State to increase funding for schools in impoverished areas in the budget for the new fiscal year, saying those schools are…
Teens learn robotics as factories lack skilled workers
At the Escuela Vieau School in downtown Milwaukee, seventh-grader Camila Garcia was building a model wind turbine in a class intended to spark interest in engineering, Reuters reports.
Facebook may release more user data: students
U.S. social media group Facebook seems ready to publish categories of data it collects from users, an Austrian student group lobbying for stricter privacy rules said on Tuesday,…
Authorities probe use of seclusion rooms for disabled
Federal and state investigators are probing reports that disabled children at a public elementary school in Connecticut were locked in a room to control their behavior or as…
School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones
Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School, Reuters reports.
Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China
Several kindergartens in a province in northern China are charging parents 1,200 yuan ($190) for a palm-reading test that they claim can predict their toddlers' intelligence and potential,…
Police arrest Utah students accused of school bomb plot
Police in Utah have arrested two high school students accused of making detailed plans to bomb a school assembly and then escape in a plane they planned to…
USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals
School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria…
Stress blamed for student tics at New York school
State health officials have determined stress likely caused a dozen female high school students to suddenly experience tics and other neurological symptoms associated with Tourette Syndrome, they said…
Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters
President Barack Obama's administration is moving ahead in reforming U.S. education without the help of the Congress, and will soon announce which states can opt out of the…
NYC mayor offers top teachers $20,000 raise
New York City teachers who are rated "highly effective" for two years in a row would get a $20,000-a-year salary increase, as part of the mayor's renewed push…
Double lives for gay teachers in Ireland
Schools in Ireland can be hostile places for gay people, particularly the staff rooms, Reuters reports.
Illinois study cites cost of high school dropouts
High school dropouts on average receive $1,500 a year more from government than they pay in taxes because they are more likely to get benefits or to be…
HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school
The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school official said on…
Poor schools don’t get “fair share”: Education Department
Many poor public schools do not pay teachers and educators as much as wealthier schools just a few miles away, according to a survey of 13,000 school districts…
Census: Poverty dominates many school districts
Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that pointed to financial…
Education Department opening Penn State investigation
The Department of Education said on Wednesday it would launch an investigation into Penn State's conduct in connection with a sexual abuse scandal involving a former assistant football…
Background check law could get some Pennsylvania teachers fired
A new Pennsylvania law requiring all school workers to disclose their criminal history next month could see some employees who have been convicted of various crimes lose their…
Proposed tax hikes headed for defeat in Colorado
A Colorado ballot proposal to raise state income and sales taxes for the sake of public schools was headed for defeat on Tuesday, according to early election returns…
Study: can school nurses help teens quit smoking?
Counseling sessions with a school nurse may help some high school students, especially boys, quit smoking--but only for a little while, according to a U.S. study, Reuters reports.
Probe finds fraud in U.S. distance education
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified a "serious vulnerability" in distance education programs due to frauds committed by students and recommended a stricter…
Education Department seeks to ease new program approval process
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday proposed to make approval procedure for new programs easier under the 'gainful employment' education rules, which was finalized last October, to…
Contract deal ends teachers strike in Tacoma, Washington
Union leaders for 1,900 striking teachers in Tacoma, Washington, reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday night with school district officials in talks mediated by the state's governor,…
“Sleep debt” tied to attention trouble in teens
High school students who catch up on sleep over the weekend do worse on attention tests in school than kids who don't get extra shuteye, according to a…
Study: Casual smoking rises among U.S. students
U.S. high school students are unlikely to be heavy smokers, but casual and occasional smoking is on the rise, according to a new study that warns even light…
Sen. Shelby questions education grant competition
The "Race to the Top" program extends the reach of the federal government too far into states' public schools operations, a leading Republican senator said on Wednesday, Reuters…
Six percent of D.C. public school employees get separation notes
The District of Columbia Public Schools has notified 413 employees of their separation as the result of IMPACT evaluations, the DCPS said on Friday, Reuters reports.
Educators in Atlanta cheating scandal told quit or be fired
Dozens of Atlanta public school educators accused of cheating on standardized testing have until Wednesday to resign or be fired, local school officials said on Monday, according to…