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."