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The Prince George’s County Council, which must name an appointee to the reconfigured school board, met in executive session Tuesday to discuss candidates.

Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison (D-Springdale) said this week that the council plans to name a member before the end of the month, if not sooner.

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A new museum in New York City, along with math exhibits in other museums, are designed to infuse fun into learning.

The lead plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case setting a key test for evaluating the constitutionality of government aid to religious schools, has died at 84.

Postponing high stakes for the common-core assessments would delay important progress, writes Alice Johnson Cain of Teach Plus.

Classroom teacher Jacob Tanenbaum writes that his school's resources are being drained for testing.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure meant to reduce truancy in the city’s schools.

Under the legislation, police must send a letter notifying parents whose children reach 10 unexcused absences that they are at risk of criminal prosecution.

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Recipients of federal innovation grants area largely living up to the What Works Clearinghouse research standards.

Five groups representing state and district school leaders call for flexibility in implementing the common standards.

Schools should capitalize on English-learners' strengths in their home languages, the U.S. Secretary of Education says.

Philadelphia will soon join a number of other big-city school districts that have founded virtual schools as a way to expand school choices for parents and lure students back to their school systems.

The Fairfax County school board on Thursday will vote on more than a dozen measures proposed by members that may significantly change the district’s discipline policies.

Eight school board members have written 21 amendments for Thursday’s vote on revisions to the Student Rights and Responsibilities booklet.

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Next school year, Fairfax County students will be able to take college-level courses in biotechnology and health care at two new Governor’s academies that will open in the fall.

The school system’s Falls Church Academy and West Potomac Academy will establish the new programs in health sciences through a partnership with the Virginia Board of Education and state Department of Education.

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Gov. Jerry Brown is looking to remake the state’s school funding system, against a June 15 state budget deadline.

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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) said Tuesday that America's educational troubles began when women began working outside the home in large numbers.

Bryant was participating in a Washington Post Live event focused on the importance of ensuring that children read well by the end of third grade. In response to a question about how America became "so mediocre" in regard to educational outcomes, he said:

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The Farragut North Metro station hums at 8 a.m. on a weekday, with streams of commuters exiting the Red line and riding escalators into the sunshine of downtown Washington.

Before they hit the streets on Tuesday they passed giant banners advertising Drexel University Online.

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“The Universe and Nothing” by Caitlyn C., 14, of Culver City, Calif., is the sixth of 12 winning poems in our fourth annual Found Poem Student Contest.    

Which titles are you supposed to read for school? Which ones are books you plan to read for pure enjoyment or self-improvement?