Education News

Rock County Christian students take the Explore and PLAN tests, which are part of the ACT suite of tests, intended to show students' readiness for college work.

Grief counselors were called into a Broward High School on Wednesday after a 17-year star soccer player with a bright future took her own life.

Republican Rep. Ron Jorgenson of Sioux City says Iowa legislators have a tentative education policy deal that would provide additional school funding.

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

Supporters along Lane Street in downtown Raleigh cheer on the 57 protesters who were arrested after the fourth Moral Monday demonstration at the State Capitol on May 20.

"Before I shut the doors, because both bathrooms had doors, I said, 'I'm going to shut these doors,' and I said, 'I love you.' The boys looked at me a little strange.

The Nationals' Thomas Jefferson mascot joins principal Rosalyn Rice-Harris and other school officials to break ground for Jefferson-Houston's new building.

St. Tammany Parish School Superintendent Trey Folse reads Have your filled a bucket today to school children at Cypress Cove Elementary School Tuesday October 9, 2012.

A $15.7 billion education package that will "make life easier" for working parents, according to the bill's supporters, now awaits Minnesota Gov.

The 23-year-old, who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16.

Savory, crunchy and often spicy, pickled kimchi is the Korean national dish. It's also the delicious heart of this weeknight-quick pancake.

Even though Chelesa Fearce was homeless for most of her high school years, the young dynamo will still manage to graduate high school with honors on Thursday as its star student and the class valedictorian, reports WSBTV .

State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores.

Lady Liberty Academy Charter School of Newark, which has rented space in the former Holy Cross parish school in Harrison the last two school years, is re-upping for a third year at the same location.

Tony Tagliavia of MPS said Rufus King International School was given the ACT's College and Career Transition Award for high schools Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The school was nominated by Gov.

Twelve Saint James seventh-graders were recognized by the Duke University Talent Identification Program in 2012-13, for their excellent academic performance on the ACT and SAT, both universally accepted college entrance exams.

'Draw a deep breath,' I tell myself before explaining my opposition to the Common Core system.

Dr. James Comer is a rock star in my world, with sterling credentials and a great personal story.

Collingswood High School students seeking to raise their SAT scores are invited to participate in the free prep class provided by the nonprofit group, Collingswood SAT .

The Legislature's budget committee has delayed taking a vote on whether to have every high school junior in Wisconsin take the ACT college entrance exam.