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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his support for one of the most divisive football teams in the country-and it's not one of the two teams that play in his state.
3 hrs ago | KCBD-TV Lubbock
House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and give more authority to the states.
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Report faults UW-System education schools
A review of the nation's teacher-training programs released Tuesday suggests that many University of Wisconsin System education schools are of middling quality.
11 hrs ago | Tallahassee Democrat
More AP classes could cost districts millions
County school superintendents told the state Board of Education on Tuesday that a recent legislative bill allowing high school students to take as many advanced placement courses as they can handle will cost districts millions of dollars that their budgets can't support.
Program to Give Chinese Students Wis. Education
A central Wisconsin high school district is partnering with a Chinese school to teach the Chinese students a U.S. curriculum.
Study: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing Marks
Teachers are not coming out of the nation's colleges of education ready, according to a study released Tuesday by U.S.News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality.
School suspends 2 kids for using pencils a...
The angst surrounding two seven-year-old students who were suspended for pointing pencils at one another and making gun sounds has led the Suffolk School Board in Suffolk, Va., to rethink its zero tolerance policy on firearms and weapons.
Oregon high hchool teacher arrested on sex abuse charges
SHERWOOD, Ore. A Sherwood High School teacher was arrested Monday accused of sexually abusing at least two students, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Largest NC school district may name superintendent
The Wake County Board of Education on Tuesday is expected to approve the contract for the system's new school superintendent.
Former Pennsylvania Teacher Charged In Classroom Piercings
A former teacher in Pennsylvania is facing charges after police say she allowed students to do body piercing in class.
Report: Too many teachers, too little quality
The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday.
James Habel, former Wall superintendent, indicted on fraud, theft charges
We're a little hard to find, but worth it. Once you walk in, it's an oasis of bathing suits in sizes... James Habel home raid: Authorities searched the Point Pleasant home of former Wall superintendent James Habel in 2012.
Oregon Senate votes down schools budget
The Oregon Senate voted down a $6.55 billion budget for primary and secondary schools on Monday after one Democrat and all 14 Republicans said it didn't provide enough money.
LAUSD teacher suspected in estranged wife's stabbing death captured
A veteran Los Angeles Unified School District educator who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death Saturday outside a West Hills home of friends where she had taken refuge was taken into custody shortly after midnight in the San Bernardino area, police said Monday morning.
24 VA Localities to Get Grants for School Resource Officers
Gov. Bob McDonnell said Monday that the Criminal Justice Services Board approved the matching grants.
Fatal Jackson crash due to inexperience
In a letter to Jackson Memorial High School students today, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato told students he was incorrect when he described a crash that killed two Jackson sisters last October.
Up to them nowKingswood High grads start anew
Editor's note: A complete list of Kingswood graduates will appear in a future edition of Foster's.
Arlington school district fire academy graduates its first class
But the 16 young adults being honored on this night had, in recent days, already gone through their high school commencement exercises.
UNA to Implement Fee for Dual Enrollment Program
High school students looking to earn college credit through a University of North Alabama program will now have to pay to participate.
6 urban districts recognized for AP performance
A recent report by The Broad Foundation is recognizing six urban school districts for boosting participation and performance among black students on Advancement Placement exams.