Rare ban in laptop lawsuit
The next time Lower Merion school administrators want to talk to students and parents about their laptop-camera controversy, they will have to get a lawyer's blessing.
U.S. students need to play catch-up, Obama says
He tells the National Governors Assn. that states will be required to help students be 'college- and career-ready.' Decrying shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind Act, President Obama on Monday pledged to make American students more competitive in the global economy by encouraging highe
Publisher Releases Updated and Re-written “From Slavery to Freedom”
Black history scholar-activist Dr. John Hope Franklin’s influential work comes alive in its ninth rendition under the direction of his mentee Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, bringing the narrative into the 21st century
Social conservative faces tough battle for state ed board seat
Critical board decisions loom, including how new science textbooks cover evolution and which political figures are included in new history books. The two GOP candidates are slugging it out in a primary contest that will signal what those decisions might be. No Democrat filed, so the GOP winner is expected to cruise to election in November
Schools ax teachers, blame state
Chicago-area school districts are blaming massive layoffs and program cuts on the recession and the state's chronic financial woes.
Blacks also appeal action by judge in TUSD deseg
Black plaintiffs are appealing a federal judge's decision to end court oversight of the Tucson Unified School District's effort to bring its schools into racial balance.
Where the Bar Ought to Be
Deborah Kenny talks a lot about passion — the passion for teaching, for reading and for learning. She has it. She wants all of her teachers to have it. Above all, she wants her students to have it.
Houston teachers cram for revamped science curriculum
Kindergarten science instruction will evolve beyond dinosaurs next August when Texas tots are introduced to chemistry and other tough topics under the state's new curriculum.