Education News

The president of Emory University, James W. Wagner, was censured Wednesday over a magazine column in which he wrote favorably about the three-fifths compromise over slavery.

Texas legislators are scrambling to scale back high school graduation requirements, a prospect that concerns some educators and pleases others.

In another mark of the increasingly digital life of teenagers, more than 25 percent of those who dated said their love interests threatened or harassed them online or using texts, according to a new study said to be the most comprehensive look at the phenomenon.

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Fifth-grade teacher Megan Allen, who was the Florida Teacher of the Year in 2010, testified before the U.S. House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Thursday about the effects on high-needs students if Congress allows automatic 5 percent funding cuts to go into effect on March 1.

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The National Center for Education Statistics released a new analysis Thursday that looks at how public school students in the five largest states performed in math and reading tests between 1990 and 2011. The report also included a few years of science test results.

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Schools across the country are sending out pink slips as they brace for the possibility of deep federal budget cuts that could take effect next week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday.

Duncan criticized Congress for failing to reach a deal to stop the across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, which could force thousands of teachers out of their jobs.

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A new analysis of nationwide tests in New York, California and other populous states shows shifts, including the growing number of Hispanic students.

Montgomery County’s schools chief has reduced his budget request from the county in the wake of an unexpected increase in state school funding. But he is also seeking more money to fund new teacher positions, professional training and the expansion of some school programs.

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Former Gov. David A. Paterson will serve as a distinguished professor of health care and public policy at Touro College in Harlem.

Several of the nation's largest states showed gains in math and reading over roughly two decades, a new study says, though there's room to improve.