Education News

If you've been listening and/or reading at all about politics, you've surely heard folks (like Republican Joe Scarborough on "Morning Joe") talk about how the Republican Party is in big trouble. On the ropes, even, put there by a tough-talking and tough-acting President Obama on issue after issue.

Read full article >>

The Fairfax County School Board approved a wide-ranging study of gifted education late Thursday as the school system mulls the future of its programs for the brightest students.

The study of the so-called advanced academic program will help the board ensure that it is “aligned with the best practices in K-12 gifted education.”

Read full article >>

Teachers and students in Catholic schools in North Carolina and Tennessee watched Pope Benedict XVI's last appearance as chur -More- 

Women's History Month is recognized in March, and to help teachers integrate the celebration in the classroom, Edutopia edito -More- 

England Education Secretary Michael Gove's plans to reform the country's history curriculum to teach historical events as par -More- 

Nine school districts in California, including Los Angeles, are seeking a waiver from portions of No Child Left Behind and ar -More- 

Idaho will launch a pilot program in the fall, becoming the first state to partner with the Khan Academy to provide free, onl -More- 

Amazon's Kindle has been named the exclusive sponsor of the National PTA's Family Reading Experience, a newly created program -More- 

 -More- 

 -More- 

Support for including character education in schools appears to be gaining momentum, according to some supporters -- a trend  -More- 

There are differences between school climate, which is the immediate condition, and school culture, the ongoing beliefs and t -More- 

In the workshop titled "Strengthening Social Studies Learning and Excellence in the Common Core using Practical, Engaging, Th -More- 

"Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, Social Studies, and the Com -More- 

Association Community Educ
Cornell University

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,Scottish-born writer -More- 

The chairman of University System of Maryland Board of Regents said Friday that he has “unequivocal, unconditional” regret over the board’s failure to follow the state’s open-meeting law during deliberations last fall over an athletic conference switch.

Read full article >>

Milan Patel, a 17-year-old senior at Palm Harbor University High School in Palm Harbor, Fla., shared this poem that he sent in with his application to the University of Florida's honors program. It was written in response to this essay prompt: "Write a poem about your most embarrassing moment."

Read full article >>

Students summarize information about a Twitter scandal by boiling down the main points into 140-character messages; argue for or against the idea of working from home; and write a narrative about pitching a viral video.