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News & Opinion

With reform and budgets in the news, ask yourself this week - should the federal government be involved up to its eyeballs in education?

Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids

Agency places shotgun order: FBI? No, Education Department

Colo. school shooting suspect says he heard voices

Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan

Student loans to be in healthcare package: Pelosi

Math and English classes could be standardized

Uniform academic standards for US students: draft released

Draft K-12 Common Core State Standards Available for Comment

Duncan wants 3 ratings for schools in education overhaul

Texas education board adopts social studies standards

A step down: Federal education standards

Obama's contradictions on education

The fall of the Kansas City School District (and what it should do now)

Obama warns of falling education standards

Calif. protesters say: Stop education cuts!

Ohio leads in adopting education standards

Vermont education group to hold public meetings

New buzz on Dedham Education Foundation's annual spelling bee

Schools spar over stimulus funding

Education choices abound in Arizona

In Virginia, a watered-down bill on charter schools

NEA reacts to Obama plan: “Too much top-down scapegoating of teachers”

School board postpones vote on AP requirement

Education bill would change how teachers are paid

State sifting through college transfer requirements

New CATO Study Shows Educators Lie

Schools to try out new algebra exam

Headlines & Opinion

Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.

State Board of Education continues debate over standards for social studies

Nat'l Panel Releases Education Standards for K-12

Parents call in national firms to launch new schools

Raise taxes or cut education, Quinn says

Duncan Plans to Prod Schools on Civil Rights Laws

No 'Race To The Top' Funds Highlights Growing Schism

Detroit targets failing schools in new plan

Detroit Schools Ask Why Manager Takes Money from Charter Advocates

How education might suffer if income tax increase fails

Utah Legislature: Public education budget bill comes down to last day

W.Va. Board of Education to Discuss Race to the Top

News & Opinion

Stakes High in Texas Textbook War

Obama to boost civil rights enforcement in schools

Day of Action evinces disdain for education

Bay Area has 46 schools among state's lowest performing

Elimination of Regents tests called unlikely

Diane Ravitch: Why I Changed My Mind About School Reform

School officials, attorneys to settle 26-year city special education lawsuit

Union, school districts blast new teacher reforms

Company's purchase of NH college could earn it $1 billion

New York a finalist in U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" contest

WHY WE MUST FIRE BAD TEACHERS - In no other profession are workers so ...

Oklahoma higher education vehicle bill drives ahead

School board members could be out under bill

Utah lawmakers divided over education cuts

Education in Nevada is a sad state of affairs

Texas Education Agency to rethink cuts for pregnant, parenting teens

State Weighs Legislation To Keep Unsafe School Buses Off Roads

Music is an integral part of a complete education

Bill would consolidate childhood-aid program

Ohio to Receive More Than $483 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

News & Opinion

Obama seeks money, interventions to stem dropouts

Obama cites RI school firings in education speech

Many states don't regulate seclusion, restraint

Obama proposes new way of uniformly raising academic standards

American Public Education issues 2010 outlook

Critical of stimulus package, McDonnell lobbies for education program it funds

NJ Senate resumes considering of Bret Schundler as education chief

Higher Education Might Not See Budget Cuts

Rules change for young drivers in Texas

Texas requiring 6-hour course for aspiring drivers ages 18 to 24

Protests Scheduled to Fight for Education

Historically Black Colleges Receive Extra Support

Obama Picks Another Californian for Top Education Post

House panel advances Va charter-school legislation

Education cuts could mean bigger class sizes

Secretary of Education Calls For Reform

K-12 Cuts Loom Again as States' Fiscal Woes Continue

Lone Star state recruiting talent after budget cuts

Idaho lawmakers postpone decision on school budgets

Tenn. GOP lawmakers search for places to make cuts

Will we lead or manage education?

Parents' consent good idea for sex education

Million dollar federal grant to help boost math and science education in region

Monday round-up: Education news around Florida

Want President Obama to speak at your school?

Hawaii might halt junior kindergarten

FFA program surviving at Turlock High School, despite cuts

RI to announce proposed school-aid formula

News & Opinion

District Spied on Student, Parents Using School-Issued Laptops, Suit Claims

Race to the Top of What? Education Is About More than Jobs

Districts refusing reforms could hurt California's chances for grant money

State education leaders launch review of Oregon's 10-year-old charter school law

Education reform, one classroom at a time

Superintendents say budget will cut $115 million from Hampton Roads schools

Pa. gets $130M for educational, rural broadband

LAUSD Parcel Tax Headed to Voters

House announces bipartisan effort to rewrite No Child law

NCLB – Federal Overreach in Education

Nevada Higher Education Faces Sweeping Cuts Under Governor's Plan

Does Education Make You Happy?

Public Opinion of Higher Education Continues Downward Slide

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Hold Conference Call on Direct Lending ...

Pilot Program Will Graduate High School Students After Two Years

Eight States to Test Two Year High School Plan

Wealth Gap for Schools in New Jersey Is the Highest

Funds sought for school takeovers

John Stossel: Education: Too Important for a Government Monopoly

'Sex Education' Could Soon Be Required In NM High Schools

Ky. Senate panel approves teaching Bible as social studies elective

Linder delivers harsh words on stimulus bill, US Department of Education

Texas State Board of Education Approves Financial Literacy Software and ...

Public education is only one glaring example of why we need the 10th Amendment

ND 4-year colleges to see 3.5 percent tuition rise

EDUCATION: Raise bar in math for all students

Senate looks at student restraint and seclusion

News & Opinion

Retired Army officer's new mission: D.C. public schools

Colleges seek antidote to U.S. News

Md., Va. may shorten school calendar

6-year-old committed after tantrum

For at-risk students, early college a draw

State school boards question standards

Relatives wonder how Ala. prof in slaying hired

Schools face big budget holes as stimulus runs out

Accused Tennessee teacher told he was losing job

RI education officials to push charter schools

Health education ignores sexuality

Virginia Unveils The Opportunity To Learn Education Reform Legislation

Education professor: Schools are pressure cookers ready to explode

Higher Education: Four-year education ... Is it really necessary?

State Universities Will Face Leaner Times

Kansas public school enrollment increases by 6100

House Education Committee passes early graduation plan

As online classes boom, questions of rigor arise

Education Wizard Network, LLC Launches EducationWizard.com

FAFSA forms receive facelift

Utah considers cutting 12th grade -- altogether

Nation's Superintendents to Take Back the Reigns of Educational Leadership

Md. students eligible to earn graduation credits by helping with snow removal

Schools: Is it Time for a New Paradigm?

More schools rethink homework

News & Opinion

Students learn the science of Olympics

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Higher education spared as Jindal unveils $24.2 billion budget

McDonnell privately proposes children's insurance, education cuts

Texas Board of Education and our Christian founders

Fiscal Woes Push Up Class Sizes

Kentucky: State Enacts Education Guidelines

States Lower Test Standards For Diploma

Missouri Spending on Education Jumps 15-Percent

Christie Cuts $196K in Westfield School Aid

Iowa Lt. Gov. promotes preschool education

Law to improve education of children of military families

Indiana's new test might really track students' progress

School's space camp lifts off for science education

Obama Appears, Then Disappears, in Financial Aid Ad

Special Education students hand make V-Day cards for profit

USDA Addresses Veterinary Shortages with Education Loan Repayment Program

A higher bar for teachers, finally

Utah 10th in AP pass rates, but few students participate

Georgia Schools Inquiry Finds Signs of Cheating

Dropout Bill Debated In Frankfort

Big Island school to seek charter school status

Progressives and the growing dependency agenda

Tallahassee Childcare Center Forced to Shut Down

Education stimulus drives vendor opportunities

Free Online Course Offerings Grow in Abundance and Popularity

MIT Professor’s Online Lectures Gain International Audience

Online Learning Gets High Praise From Bill Gates

Teachers Hate Using Test Scores To Determine Tenure

Editor's note: Schools aren't in charge of our children's education - Parents are

How The State Budget Crisis Imperils Lower-Income Students

News & Opinion

What Are College Kids Learning About Our Country?

N.Y. Teacher Banned From Classroom Still on Payroll

International Planned Parenthood Pushes Intense Sex Ed for Kids

Many fear cuts to education due to budget shortfall

State standards for health ed have to include teen sexuality

McDonnell directing more education money to N.Va.

In an interview, US Education Secretary talks about Alabama's competitiveness

Upping the ante: New tax-credit program offers more money back from education ...

The bleeding of education: Gibbons faults 'whining' about school funding

Proposed oil tax divides education leaders

Governor: Raise pay for 'All-Star' teachers. Punish test cheats

Schools Budget Approved, With No Public Input

Analyst Downgrades K12 on State Budget Concerns

Disabled kids face a school funding imbalance

Jindal's education proposal getting mixed reviews

Report: NY Misspent Education Stimulus Funds

School funding loophole in peril

Kentucky to lead nation in adopting new education standards

Nashville schools offer Vanderbilt degrees for top teachers

Why I Love Open Educational Resources!

School sports are essential to education

Roanoke councilman proposes tax increase to support education

News & Opinion

Boy: I Was Booted From Honor Group for Facebook

Court: School Can Punish Student Over Myspace Post

Tiny toy gun nearly gets boy suspended

What constitutes basic education - and are we willing to pay for it?

King County judge rules state failing education

Reforming NCLB

Study: Charter school growth accompanied by racial imbalance

New NC Charter School Standards Would Close More Than 150 Traditional Schools

Room for Debate: Federal Role in College Costs

Jindal proposes waivers from education laws

President Obama proposes eliminating the only federal program for gifted education

SC Education Superintendent Wants Higher Cigarette Tax To Fund Schools

Nevada's budget shortfall tightens grip on education

South Carolina Legislators Target School Bus Texting, Mobile Device Ban

"Abstinence-Plus" Sex Education Proposed in Mississippi

New PASS test scores raise concerns

Penn Hills Teachers Strike; Harsh Words From School District

Early-childhood education: an issue of national security

New education tax break available to parents

Ky. to adopt new academic standards

Teachers union buys air time to urge funding

Nashville public school will convert to charter

The Ten States That Got Stiffed By Obama On Education Spending

North Carolina Public Schools Get Another 'F' in School Financing

Ex-Abilene teacher investigated

The Hidden Cost of Liberal Education at Immoderate Prices

Alleged Re-Segregation In Wayne County Schools Being Investigated

Children: Expense Or Investment?

News & Opinion

10 Things Tutoring Services Won't Tell You

Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected

Education reform: Can Obama’s budget rescue No Child Left Behind?

Autism-Vaccine Link Shot Down

N.Y. Elementary School 'Fight Club' Uncovered by Parent

Liberal racism in Berkeley: Cut h.s. science labs for “diversity’s” sake

Education fad of the day: “Mayan Math”

Census propagandizing in the schools: $13 billion kiddie campaign

'Abstinence-Only' Education Gets a Boost

Education Secretary Duncan, Rahm Emanuel both apologize

Ohio educators await details on proposed changes to No Child Left Behind

Obama's education plan errs in abandoning 'proficiency' goal

Springfield Public Schools Partners with Kennedy Center to Improve Arts Education

Sex Education Bill up for debate in Utah Senate

Birmingham could cut gifted program, education center

Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad

Lingle and Hawaii Board of Education continue fight over teacher furloughs

States to government: hands off education

New Study Confirms Crisis in Catholic Higher Education

Students say tuition hikes discourage furthering education

Study accuses California's higher education systems of poor coordination

What's a Degree Really Worth?

Staton proposes electronic readers for state schools

Indian education progresses on federal level

Obama Budget Boosts Science, Innovation

Online schools siphon area districts' funding

Maine Releases Results of New Student Tests

Governor Riley To Talk Charter Schools With US Secretary Of Education

Vermont writing scores rise, all others flat

University of Kentucky launches education initiative

Ohio High School Accused of Promoting Political Agenda in Classroom