Home-Schooling Demographics Change, Expand

"Secular organizations across the country report their numbers are growing. Though government records indicate religion is still the driving force in home schooling, members of these organizations say the face of home schooling is changing, not because of faith, but because of what parents see as shortcomings in public and private schools."

Are Depressed Kids Bully Magnets?

"A new study, published this week in the journal Child Development, provides some of the strongest evidence to date for a third theory: Kids who cry easily, express negative emotions, and show other signs of depression ultimately suffer socially because they are shunned by their peers and attract the attention of bullies."

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."

An Outside-In Effort to Help Poor Students Achieve

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

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."

Education Dept. Sees 11% Spike in Civil Rights Complaints

"The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights received nearly 7,000 complaints this fiscal year, an 11% increase and the largest jump in at least 10 years, according to data provided by the department. The increase comes as the office proceeds with 54 compliance reviews in districts and institutions of higher education nationwide, including cases involving disparate discipline rates and treatment of students with disabilities."

Sister: 'Little Rock Nine' Member's Mission was Education for All

"Jefferson Thomas was risking his well-being by leaving an African-American school for Little Rock's all-white Central High School with eight other students in 1957. But a simple comparison of the schools' biology classes helped compel the then-15-year-old to go through with it, his sister Alma Hildreth recalled Monday, a day after Thomas died of cancer at age 67."

Kindergartens See More Hispanic, Asian Students

"The kindergarten class of 2010-11 is less white, less black, more Asian and much more Hispanic than in 2000, reflecting the nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation."

Negative Stereotypes Shown to Affect Learning, Not Just Performance

"Negative stereotypes not only jeopardize how members of stigmatized groups might perform on tests and in other skill-based acts, such as driving and golf putting, but they also can inhibit actual learning, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers."