Education Etc. News

Stacy Bodow from Friendship listens to speakers at the Yinzer Nation Rally to protest Governor Tom Corbett's education budget held today at Schenley Park Plaza.

EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Gonic Elementary School Principal Gwen Rhodes, second from left, accepts a New Hampshire state commendation for her effort rescuing a student after he fell into an icy river near the school recently.

There was not an empty seat in the Eastview Middle School auditorium as the Beta Alpha Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Police say five Santa Rosa middle school students became sick after ingesting a substance that investigators suspect was tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, a chemical derived from marijuana.

JACKSON, Miss. - The parents of two boys who say they were punched during high school baseball hazing rituals say they're being victimized again - this time because they aren't being allowed to play sports after switching schools.

Candles, flowers and notes lay at the spot where a 15-year-old boy fell to his death from a three-story school building in what authorities said appeared to be a suicide.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed compromise legislation that allows school districts to preserve transportation funding after parents and advocates complained about losing school bus services.

Augusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had enough to worry about with the flu.

When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead.

Eight school district employees were placed on leave during an investigation of their handling of allegations that a special education teacher kicked and slapped students.

Art may be in the eye of the beholder, but the city of Chicago said the design on its new vehicle stickers is just too controversial to be appreciated by area residents.

Los Angeles - School got off to a rough start on Thursday with students returning to class for the first time since their entire elementary school staff was replaced after two longtime teachers were accused of lewd acts on children in the largely poor, Latino neighbourhood.

The Fresno Bee reports that Fresno Unified School District trustees approved the name for the new school in Southeast Fresno at their Wednesday night meeting.

After noticing smoke seeping inside, a North Carolina bus driver rushed six elementary school children off her vehicle moments before it burst into flames.

A federal judge who was vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at a Texas high school graduation delivered a scathing and unusually personal response Thursday, saying those who used the case to further political goals "should be ashamed." In a court filing laying out the settlement terms of the prayer case, U.S. District ... (more)

Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability." Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and ... (more)

The Humble Independent School District this week notified parents of a bat colony that has been discovered near an entrance to Humble High School.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is tying lots of strings to the extra cash he's offering public schools, universities and communities in next year's budget.

Superintendent Deran Whitney proposes changing the student dress code to ban cross-gender clothing that causes a disruption or poses a health or safety concern.

Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced awkward discussions as parents warn youngsters that people they trust - pastors, teachers, even relatives - might do things that could hurt them.