Report: Half of U.S. Schools Fail Federal Standards

"Nearly half of America's public schools didn't meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according to a national report released Thursday."

eCheating: Students Find High-Tech Ways to Deceive Teachers

"Everything's going digital these days — including cheating. As students gain access to sophisticated gadgets both at school and at home, educators are on the lookout for new kinds of cheating."

National Report Praises School-Choice System for New York City Students

"New York has the most effective school-choice system of any of the nation’s largest school districts, allowing students and parents the most freedom and providing them with the most relevant information on educational performance, according to a new Brookings Institution report scheduled for publication online Wednesday."

Supreme Court Rejects Worship at Public School Appeal

"The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that religious groups cannot use public schools facilities for worship services outside of normal school hours in a case about church-state separation."

International Comparison Of Teacher Quality

"Not only does our public-education system rank 26th out of 34 nations when it comes to graduation rates, but the U.S. also fails at treating teachers as professionals."

Districts Pay Less in Poor Schools, Report Says

"Tens of thousands of schools serving low-income students are being shortchanged because districts spend fewer state and local dollars on teacher salaries in those schools than on salaries in schools serving higher-income students."

Youth Attempt Suicide Sooner Than Thought

"About one in nine people attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, U.S. researchers say."

Poverty Dominates Many School Districts: Census

"Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that pointed to financial traps many public schools are caught in."

For-Profit Certification for Teachers Is Booming

"More than 110 alternative certification programs — including iteachTexas, which Mr. Arrington is completing, and nonprofits like Teach for America — produce 40 percent of all new teachers in Texas, according to an analysis of Texas Education Agency data by Ed Fuller, a Penn State University education professor and former University of Texas researcher."

Report: School Counselors Have Come to a ‘Crossroads’

"Today’s school counselors see a 'striking gap' between their ideals and their day-to-day work. . ."

Smart Thinking Can Be Learned

"Intelligence and smart thinking are not the same; smart thinking is not an innate quality but rather a skill to be cultivated, U.S. researchers say."

Teachers Can Help Abused Kids Adjust

"Abused children can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, focus and stay motivated, U.S. researchers say."

Corporal Punishment Article

"In 1979 . . .Sweden became the first country to ban physical punishment of children. Since then, 30 more countries have passed bans on corporal punishment at home, and even more have banned it in schools, according to the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children."

Teachers: Many Not Ready for Kindergarten

"Most U.S. kindergarten teachers think most young children are unprepared for school when they enter kindergarten, a survey indicates."

The Problem With Paying Teachers Less

". . . when conservative thinkers at the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation issued a paper on Tuesday arguing not only that teachers are overpaid, but when you factor in pensions, health care and other benefits, that total compensation for teachers is 52% higher than fair market value, it was bound to be controversial."

Survey: Sexual Harassment Common in Grades 7-12

"During the 2010-11 school year, 48% of students in grades 7-12 experienced some form of sexual harassment in person or electronically, according to a national survey being released today by the American Association of University Women."

Independent Reading Doesn't Up Achievement

"Independent reading doesn't improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children age 11 at the end of elementary school, U.S. researchers say."

Best-Ever US Student Math Scores — But Still Behind

"New test scores released Tuesday show the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders doing their best ever in math. In reading, eighth-graders had some modest improvements."

Classroom Background Noise Limits Learning

"Student test scores can suffer negative effects from subtle classroom noise, such as the humming of the air conditioning and heating systems, researcher say."

An Outside-In Effort to Help Poor Students Achieve

"Promise' program tests premise that what happens outside class can help breed success."

The Emergence of E-Mentoring

"Over the past 10 years, 25,000 struggling students from poverty-stricken schools have gotten guidance, encouragement and advice from volunteer mentors. And they haven't met face-to-face even once."

National Geographic: Education

A Site For Educators

Study: No Negative Impact From E-Readers

"A comparison of reading texts on paper with reading from an e-book found no disadvantages associated with the electronic version, European researchers say."

Education Makes a Political Comeback in Washington

"Long on the political sidelines, education is making a comeback in Washington, driven in large part by Democrats."

Troubled Kid Becomes Principal

"'I'm an assistant principal at the school that expelled me. I left 15 years ago in a police car,' he said about the day he pointed a toy gun at another driver who turned out to be an off-duty police officer."

Punishments Handed Down in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

"Three administrators in the public school system here have had their certificates revoked as punishment for changing answers on students standardized tests. Georgia's Professional Standards Commission issued punishments Thursday to 11 educators implicated in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Eight teachers received a two-year suspension of their teaching certificates."

Dealing With Gay Students, Bullying in Very Different Ways

"One school district bars teachers from taking a position on homosexuality. A nearby district is reaching out to LGBT students to stem bullying."

How China is Winning the School Race

"China's education performance - at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong - seems to be as spectacular as the country's breakneck economic expansion, outperforming many more advanced countries."

Report Shows Minority Students Suspended at Higher Rates

"U.S. public schools suspend black, Hispanic and disabled students at much higher rates than others, according to a new report by a Colorado-based civil rights group."

Should We Rethink Our Anti-Bullying Strategy?

". . .some experts are questioning whether the research and new legislation aimed at ending bullying is getting at the heart of the problem."

Rethinking Pre-K: 5 Ways to Fix Preschool

"The vast majority of states are not required to offer preschool, and some states have no pre-K programs at all. Many of the states that have long championed preschool still decide from year to year how many children get to attend, and the waiting lists of qualified kids are long — and sad."

South Korea and Education

"Andrew Kim, who teaches English at a Seoul cram school, believes South Korea's educational system isn't quite right."

Two Bitter Education Rivals Begin to Bury the Hatchet

"Two bitter rivals in the debate over how to improve schools did something unexpected today during an education conference in Washington: They conceded there's a lot they agree on."

Study: Largest U.S. Group of Poor Kids is Now Hispanic

"For the first time in U.S. history, the largest single group of poor children in any racial or ethnic category is Hispanic, according to a new survey."

The Secrets of a Principal Who Makes Things Work

Article discussing "Jacqui Getz, 51, the new principal of Public School 126, a high-poverty school in Chinatown."

Middle-Class Schools Miss the Mark

"Middle-class public schools educate the majority of U.S. students but pay lower teacher salaries, have larger class sizes and spend less per pupil than low-income and wealthy schools, according to a report to be issued Monday."

To Hover Over Schoolwork, Parents Go Online

"More public and private school systems are wiring up parent-accessible data-management systems that keep track of schoolwork, grades and attendance. There are opportunities for overuse."

Skype CEO: Our Goal Is to Connect 1 Million Classrooms

"What is perhaps Skype in the Classroom's most useful feature is a 'project' tab that helps teachers find partner classrooms for projects and ideas. One teacher, for instance, used the platform to coordinate a 'weather around the world' unit."

The iPad and Special Needs Students

"Districts that launched pilot programs last school year now are stepping up their iPad use for special-needs students after seeing results, some school officials say."

More Bullying Cases Have Parents Turning to Courts

"Bullying lawsuits are on the rise nationwide, says Francisco Negron, general counsel for the National School Boards Association."

School Curriculum Falls Short on Bigger Lessons

"Many child development experts worry that the ever-growing emphasis on academic performance means many children aren't developing life skills like motivation, focus and resilience, predictors of long-term success."

In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores

". . .to many education experts, something is not adding up — here and across the country. In a nutshell: schools are spending billions on technology, even as they cut budgets and lay off teachers, with little proof that this approach is improving basic learning."

What Will School Look Like in 10 Years?

"Computers, electronic whiteboards and other interactive technologies are fundamentally changing American education. That is the view of the experts whom The Times spoke with about what the classroom will look like 10 years from now."

Troubled Schools Try Mimicking the Charters

"In the first experiment of its kind in the country, the Houston public schools are testing whether techniques proven successful in high-performing urban charters can also help raise achievement in regular public schools."

Many U.S. Schools Adding iPads, Trimming Textbooks

"Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called 'one-to-one' programs, in which at least one classroom of students is getting iPads for each student to use throughout the school day."

What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents

"Today, new teachers remain in our profession an average of just 4.5 years, and many of them list 'issues with parents' as one of their reasons for throwing in the towel."

Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely

"When he reviewed studies of learning styles, he found no scientific evidence backing up the idea. 'We have not found evidence from a randomized control trial supporting any of these,' he says, 'and until such evidence exists, we don't recommend that they be used.'"

States Search For Answers To Cheating Scandals

"Cheating scandals have rocked a number of school districts across the country this year. The publicity is pushing states to look for better ways to detect and prevent tampering with the test results, and some say constant vigilance is required to guard against cheating."

Number of "Majority Minority" U.S. Cities Grows: Brookings

"The ethnic map of U.S. cities has drastically changed in the last decade, which could affect how major metropolitan areas provide social, educational and health services, according to a study released by the Brookings Institution."

West Virginia Learns Finland's 'Most Honorable Profession': Teacher

"When newly minted West Virginia Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine told parents, teachers and educators in 2005 that he wanted to use Finland as a model for their education system, he got a lot of blank stares. . ."

Indiana School Voucher Program Cheered, Criticized

"In April, the Indiana Legislature provided another option — vouchers that allow low-and middle-income families to use public funds to help pay private school tuition."

Free Technology for Teachers

This appears to be a helpful site for accessing free technology resources related to K-12 education.

School's Out Forever for 'Unschoolers'

"Reliable data is hard to come by, but estimates of children and teens home-schooled in the U.S. range from 1.5 million to 2 million. Of those, as many as one-third could be considered unschoolers like Zoe, meaning their parents are 'facilitators,' available with materials and other resources, rather than topdown 'teachers.'"

School Superintendent Gives Up $800,000 in Pay

"Powell's generosity is more than just a gesture in a region with some of the nation's highest rates of unemployment. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts."

18 States Have Changed Their Teacher Tenure Laws This Year

"Lawmakers in 18 states have passed bills changing the tenure laws for teachers in public schools this year, according to a new report from the Education Commission of the States."

About 77 Million Children and Teens in School or College

"About 77 million U.S. children and teens, or 27 percent of population, were enrolled in school -- nursery school to college -- in 2009, the Census Bureau says."

Not Your Imagination: Kids Today Really are Less Creative, Study Says

"In a 2010 study of about 300,000 creativity tests going back to the 1970s, Kyung Hee Kim, a creativity researcher at the College of William and Mary, found creativity has decreased among American children in recent years."

More U.S. Kids in Hospital for Mental Illness

"American kids are increasingly likely to be admitted to the hospital for mental problems, although rates of non-psychiatric hospitalizations have remained flat, a new study shows."

Bullying May Result in Lower Test Scores

"Prevalence of bullying on campus may hurt high-school student test performance, U.S. researchers suggest."

U.S. to Grant Waivers for No Child Left Behind

"With a growing number of states rebelling against the No Child Left Behind law and stalled efforts in Congress to reform it, the Obama administration says it will grant waivers to liberate states from a law that it considers dysfunctional."

Inside the Atlanta Public Schools Scandal

Inside the Atlanta Public Schools Scandal

The Condition of Education 2011

"The Condition of Education 2011 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 50 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a closer look at postsecondary education by institutional level and control."

Training of Teachers Is Flawed, Study Says

"The National Council on Teacher Quality, an advocacy group, is to issue a study on Thursday reporting that most student-teaching programs are seriously flawed."

Education Schools’ Pedagogical Puzzle

"There are wide concerns that too many teachers are unprepared for the classroom, though they may have more educational credentials than ever before. . ."

Texas Schools Study: Most Kids Have Been Suspended

"Results of study that tracked 1 million students for 6 years raise concerns about discipline system."

States Ranked Best to Worst on Science Education

"A new ranking of how well the United States' schools are preparing students for science and engineering careers shows that although there's a small number of high performers, most states are doing a poor job of educating students in these subjects."

South Korea Commits to Digital Textbooks

"South Korea says it wants to transition the country's education system to all-digital textbooks by 2015 so students can study anytime and anywhere."

Union Shifts Position on Teacher Evaluations

"The National Education Association on Monday affirmed for the first time that evidence of student learning must be considered in the evaluations of school teachers around the country."

Students 'Stand And Deliver' For Former Teacher

"Escalante's former students recently learned he is in the end stages of bladder cancer that has spread throughout his body. The medical costs have depleted Escalante's savings, and the students are determined to help out."

Probe Finds Cheating by Educators in Atlanta School District

"Special state investigators have uncovered a decade of organized, systemic cheating in the Atlantic school district by scores of educators, including 38 principals, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports."

Teacher Grades: Pass or Be Fired

"A job evaluation system that places significant emphasis on classroom observations is disliked by unionized teachers but has become a model for many educators."

Report: Nearly Half of High School Students Using Drugs, Alcohol

"A report from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) revealed that nearly half of all of high school students in the U.S. are using addictive substances, and one in three of them are addicted."

Study Finds Kids Who Surf Internet Are Better Readers

"Parents might label it a waste of time but the hours spent surfing the internet, chatting online, and even on the dreaded Facebook appear to improve children's reading skills, The Australian reported Wednesday."

What Happens When Charter Schools Fail?

"Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Martha Woodall details her ongoing investigation into Philadelphia's charter school system, where 19 of the 74 charter schools operating in the city are under investigation for fraud, financial mismanagement and conflicts of interest."

Schools Blend Computers With Classroom Learning

"In an era of budget cuts, some schools are trying blended learning — where students in a class are divided into groups and then they split time between computer lessons and instruction with a teacher. The blended approach helps keep the feel of a small class without the cost of additional staff."

Plan Aims to Revitalize Detroit Schools

"Michigan officials announced a plan Monday to overhaul Detroit’s struggling schools by moving the worst ones into a new system in the fall of 2012."

Hispanic-White Achievement Gap Still Wide in Education: Report

"The Hispanic-white educational achievement gap has remained wide over the past two decades, according to a new report by the Department of Education's statistical center that a Department statement calls 'sobering.'"

The Best High Schools in America

"NEWSWEEK studied more than 1,000 top schools to determine the best of the best: the ones producing kids ready for college—and life."

Teachers Furious Over Executives' Raises

"More than 1,000 Chicago school teachers protested mere hours before the Board of Education voted to raise administrators' salaries. Teacher were informed last week that the schools do not have the funds to cover their 4 percent raises."

Many Children Not Getting Enough Exercise: Study

"Many American youngsters are not getting enough physical activity and parents are failing to make their children's health a priority, according to a new study."

Preschoolers Show Ethnic Preferences

"Canadian researchers say a study of preschoolers suggests young children may have a preference for interacting with kids of their own ethnic group."

Statistics on Non-Public Education in the U.S.

Statistics on Non-Public Education in the U.S.

Digest of Education Statistics 2010

Digest of Education Statistics 2010

Michigan to Take Over 45 of Detroit's Failing Schools

"Nearly four dozen of Detroit's poorest-performing schools will be placed in the hands of a new statewide authority next year, the latest attempt to turn around Michigan's struggling education system."

Speaking Up in Class, Silently, via Social Media

"A small but growing cadre of educators is trying to exploit Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion and get students to shed inhibitions about voicing opinions."

CDC: High School Students Don't Exercise Enough

"Roughly one-third of high school students in the U.S. drink two or more sodas, sports drinks, or other sugary beverages per day, but only 15% get the one hour of daily aerobic exercise that health officials recommend, according to the results of a nationwide survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Report: Students Don't Know Much About US History

"Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress — called the Nation's Report Card — showed solid academic performance in American history."

Islamic Education on the Rise in US, Struggle for Acceptance

"The Islamic School League of America (ISLA), a nonprofit that connects Muslim educators and institutions, estimates that 40,000 students are enrolled in Islamic schools in the United States, a 25 percent increase from 2006."

Helping Teachers Help Themselves

"The Montgomery County Public Schools system here has a highly regarded program for evaluating teachers, providing them extra support if they are performing poorly and getting rid of those who do not improve."

Children of Divorce Score Worse in Math, Social Skills

"Children of divorced parents often fall behind their classmates in math and social skills and are more likely to suffer anxiety, stress and low self-esteem, according to a new study."

Former Foes Join Forces for Education Reform

"The former head of Washington, D.C., schools and the former teachers’ union leader there are both part of Students First, a group seeking to influence educators and lawmakers across the country."

Tests for Pupils, but the Grades Go to Teachers

"New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade teachers, not the students who take them."

How the U.S. Lags in Math, Science Education, and How it Can Catch Up

"Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Bill Schmidt is the interim director of the Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education, and author of the forthcoming book Inequalities for All: Why America Needs Common Core Standards. He spoke to CNN about the state of math and science education in the United States, why it matters and how math and science education can be improved."

Study: Library Funding Ups Student Scores

"U.S. researchers say a study of 22 U.S. states and a Canadian province shows when funding support for school libraries rises, reading and testing scores go up."

NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Budget Would Cut 1 in 12 Teachers

"Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a shrinking budget that would cut corners throughout New York City— from classrooms, where public school children stand to lose one out of 12 teachers. . ."

Survey: Educators Lack Training to Teach Online Safety

"America's K-12 teachers are ill-prepared to educate students on the basics of online safety, security and ethics, and more than a third of teachers receive no training in cybersecurity issues, according to a coalition of government and private technology experts who released a study today."

High-Schoolers Who Work Less Likely to Finish College

"Students who work more than 15 hours a week in high school show lower rates of college completion, suggests a new study assessing the harm of high school work intensity."

CDC Study Links Bullying With Family Violence

"While bullies and their victims traffic in threats, taunts and fights in the schoolyard, a report on Thursday showed those on both sides are also more likely to live with violence at home."

Parents of Texas Teen Who Committed Suicide Sue School, District

"The mother of a Texas teenager who committed suicide last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, arguing the school he attended did nothing after receiving complaints he was being bullied."

Parents of Texas Teen Who Committed Suicide Sue School, District

"The mother of a Texas teenager who committed suicide last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, arguing the school he attended did nothing after receiving complaints he was being bullied."

Cleveland Tries to Turn Around Troubled School System

"Cleveland's public schools mirror many of the problems of inner city life: gang activity, drug infestation, poverty, low academic achievement and a dismal graduation rate. Within the past year, the school system has undergone a comprehensive and sometimes harsh reorganization in hopes of changing that reality."

High Court OKs Ariz. Tax Credit For Religious Schools

"A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that taxpayers have no legal right to challenge a tax break that channels millions of dollars to private religious schools. The 5-to-4 decision left intact an Arizona tax subsidy that was enacted because the state constitution forbids direct aid to religious schools, including vouchers."

High Schools Starting Later to Help Sleepy Teens

"According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 80 school districts around the country have now made the change to start their high schools later. These districts range from large, urban school districts, such as Minneapolis and Denver, to suburban districts, such as Jessamine County in central Kentucky."

Newark School Woes Transcend Money

"Six months after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Oprah to give $100 million to improve Newark's strapped and struggling schools, $99 million is still sitting in the bank. . ."

High School Students Take Harder Classes, Do Better

"The typical American high school student is taking harder courses and performing better in them, according to a new study released on Wednesday."

More Pupils Are Learning Online, Fueling Debate on Quality

"Nationwide, an estimated 1.03 million students at the K-12 level took an online course in 2007-8, up 47 percent from two years earlier, according to the Sloan Consortium, an advocacy group for online education. About 200,000 students attend online schools full time, often charter schools that appeal to home-schooling families, according to another report."

Corporal Punishment Still Used in 20 States

"...corporal punishment is still alive in 20 states, according to the Center for Effective Discipline, which tracks its use in schools around the country and encourages its end."

American Teachers Under Attack

"With state budgets buckling, American teachers are facing the erosion of tenure protection, employee benefits, and other job protections that they fought for and won years ago."

The Search for a New Way to Test Schoolkids

Problems "are prompting educators nationwide to reconsider the basic principles of the USA's massive school testing infrastructure, a $1.1 billion system that increasingly steers the ship of public schools."

Hispanic Students Now Majority in Texas Public Schools

"Hispanic students are now the majority in Texas public schools, according to the state education agency."

U.S. Is Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status

"To improve its public schools, the United States should raise the status of the teaching profession by recruiting more qualified candidates, training them better and paying them more, according to a new report on comparative educational systems."

For Teachers, Many Ways and Reasons to Cheat on Tests

"Teachers cheat sometimes and so do principals, according to academic studies. Why it happens and how often — and the seriousness of efforts to stop it — are open to debate. Punishment varies from state to state, too."

82 Percent of US Schools May Be Labeled 'Failing'

"An estimated 82 percent of US schools could be labeled as 'failing' under the nation's No Child Left Behind Act this year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday."

Urban Students Lag in Science Learning: Study

"Students in schools in the largest U.S. cities, many from low-income households, trail their peers elsewhere in the country in a test of science proficiency, according to a report released on Thursday."

Teachers Say They Often Feed Students Who Come to School Hungry

"Two-thirds of these teachers, grades kindergarten through eighth, say they have students in their classes who regularly come to school hungry because they aren't getting enough to eat at home, and 63% of the teachers say the problem increased this past year."

Michigan Approves Plan to Close Half of Detroit Schools

"In an effort to close a yawning budget deficit, Michigan has approved a proposal to drastically shrink Detroit's troubled school system over the next few years."

Why America's Teachers are Enraged

"The uprising in Madison is symptomatic of a simmering rage among the nation's teachers. They have grown angry and demoralized over the past two years as attacks on their profession escalated."

Broadband Map Shows Up to 10% in U.S. Lack Good Internet

"As many as one in 10 Americans can't get Internet connections that are fast enough for common tasks such as viewing photos, video and Web pages, and two thirds of schools have broadband connections that are too slow to meet their needs."

Education Funding Crisis

". . .40 states are coping with budget shortfalls totaling $140 billion, which will threaten America's 14,000 school districts for the next five years, one analyst said Thursday."

Teachers, School Leaders Gather in Denver

"The nation's education chief chastised teachers and their bosses in equal measure Tuesday as he launched what the Obama administration is touting as the first-ever national summit between union leaders and administrators."

Snow Days Virtually Eliminated with Web Tools

"Despite winter storms that forced schools and colleges across the nation to cancel classes, tech-savvy educators are turning to Facebook, podcasts and other Web tools to keep students on track."

The Evolution of Home Schooling

"Across the county, an estimated 1.5 million children are home schooled, and that number's growing. In the span of eight years, home schooling has grown nationally by almost 75 percent."

U.S. Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag: Who Will Step In?

"The aggressive $4 billion program begun by the Obama administration in 2009 to radically transform the country’s worst schools included, as its centerpiece, a plan to install new principals to overhaul most of the failing schools. That policy decision, though, ran into a difficult reality: there simply were not enough qualified principals-in-waiting to take over."

Popularity Increases Aggression in Kids, Study Finds

"Popular kids - except those at the absolute top of the social ladder - are most likely to act aggressively toward other kids, a new study finds."

Social/Emotional Skills Boost Success

"Social and emotional learning programs not only improve a student's attitude and behavior but in some cases help boost their grades, U.S. researchers say."

Critics Say Top-Rated Chinese Education System Has a Flaw

"Critics say the Chinese education system, though tops in test-taking, has a shortfall in producing students who are innovative and creative."

Schools Get Shortchanged in Federal Impact Aid

"The Lawton School District is among the more than 1,300 school systems nationwide eligible to receive Impact Aid, and among the majority that each year receives less aid than it qualifies for."

Early Childhood Education Benefits Both Kids, Taxpayers, Study Says

"Investing in early childhood education can yield impressive economic benefits — both for children and taxpayers, according to a National Institutes of Health study that followed participants until age 26."

Pennsylvania School Experiments With 'Segregation'

"A Pennsylvania high school says some students are separated by race, gender and language for a few minutes each day in an effort to boost academic scores, raising controversy over the historically contentious issue of segregation in schools."

Study: Kids Master Technology Before All Else

"Kids these days may know their way around the family computer or how to use their parents' cell phones, but a new survey says they're more likely to master those high-tech tasks than basic life skills like riding a bike or tying their shoelaces."

United States Education Dashboard

United States Education Dashboard

Obama Issues Call for Education Reform

"President Barack Obama is asking Congress to extend a $10,000 college tax credit and pay for thousands of new science and math teachers as part of a broad rewrite of the nation's education system."

American Students Do Poorly in Science, Report Says

"The results of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or the Nation's Report Card, showed that only 21 percent of high school seniors were performing at or above the proficient level in science. About a third of fourth and eighth graders were found to perform at the same level."

Atlanta Schools Given 9 Months to Keep Accreditation

"An educational standards agency said Tuesday that it has placed Atlanta Public Schools on probation and given the system nine months to make improvements or risk losing accreditation for its high schools. Losing that standing could diminish grant money and make it harder for graduates to get into college."

Schools Ill Equipped for Cyberbullies

"A U.S. researcher cautions only one in five school social workers surveyed felt their school has an effective policy on cyberbullying."

Rethinking Advanced Placement

"Next month, the board, the nonprofit organization that owns the A.P. exams as well as the SAT, will release a wholesale revamping of A.P. biology as well as United States history — with 387,000 test takers the most popular A.P. subject."

Cheaters Find an Adversary in Technology

"As tests are increasingly important in education — used to determine graduation, graduate school admission and, the latest, merit pay and tenure for teachers — business has been good for Caveon, a company that uses 'data forensics' to catch cheats, billing itself as the only independent test security outfit in the country."

Texas’ 10% Plan Found to Influence Choice of High School

"A significant share of young people in Texas select a high school based on whether they are likely to graduate with a class rank high enough to guarantee them admission to any Texas public college under the state’s 'top-10-percent plan,' a new study concludes."

Math That Moves: Schools Embrace the iPad

"A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through “Jeopardy”-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems."