Ayah Idris, 14, spent two weeks of her summer isolating strawberry DNA at a Seattle cancer research center, watching heart cells pulse in a dish and learning about…
An elementary school teacher fired by a private San Diego-area school following a domestic violence incident involving her ex-husband is speaking out about her ordeal, Yahoo News reports.
Detroit Public Schools announced a groundbreaking initiative that should have broad-spectrum impacts for residents when fully implemented, Yahoo News reports.
A 17-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colo., has won the top award of $100,000 from the Intel Foundation for her research of algae biofuels, the foundation announced this week,…
Missouri state Rep. Bryan Spencer, R-Wentzville, is a teacher by trade and a freshman lawmaker in the General Assembly. Spencer introduced House Bill 294 in mid-February which requires…
The Daily Caller, quoting a story from World Net Daily, reports an incident at Lumberton High School in Lumberton, Texas, in which female students were encouraged to dress…
Hawaii's school teachers have their work cut out for them. Hawaii's kids continue to lag behind national averages on standardized tests for reading, science, and math, says a…
In a matter that affects the most populous state, California, the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are getting behind changes that would pave the way…
In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for…
Michigan fought long and hard to become a union state. Yet our legislature has passed two right-to-work bills Tuesday, pushed through in a lame-duck session, Yahoo! News reports.
eReaders are some of this year's hottest gifts. And good news: they have dropped way down in price. But in the battle for Best E-reader for Under $100,…
NBCDFW.com is reporting that a second-grade teacher at J.O. Davis Elementary in Irving, Texas, had a system in which her students were awarded extra bathroom breaks for good…
The U.S. Department of Education has $400 million in grant funds available to what will be 20 or so finalists from around the nation to improve education in…
Whether you're buying, gifting, or expecting an eReader this holiday season, the market's changed a lot from last year and the year before that. Here's a complete buyer's…
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled a plan that would emphasize the arts in the city in a new way, Yahoo! News reports.
Fall in high school means one thing perhaps more than others: football. And with football comes the ritual homecoming king and queen selections. In Linden, Michigan, a small…
Mitt Romney, contender for the office of President of the United States, seems determined to prove repeatedly that he cares about as much for American citizens as he…