Education

A painted map of the U.S. seen from inside a classroom at Homer A. Plessy Community School, a charter school in New Orleans.

A New Study Reveals Much About How Parents Really Choose Schools

9:13am January 15, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Will choice and competition really improve academic quality? A new study out of New Orleans complicates the picture.

Grief In The Classroom: 'Saying Nothing Says A Lot'

8:02am January 14, 2015

by Elissa Nadworny

A new resource for educators offers insights and guidance to support students dealing with the loss of a loved one.

High school students protest the pending state takeover and privatization of the York, Pa. School District.

For-Profit Charters Set To Run Pa. District's Schools

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Emily Previti

Pennsylvania's worst-performing district would have all of its schools run by a private charter school company.

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NC Lawmakers 'Retreat' To Discuss Education Issues

7:34pm January 12, 2015

by Keri Brown

North Carolina lawmakers are preparing for this year's session by attending an education boot camp at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro.

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Kimani Maruge became a first-grader at age 84. The Google doodle shows him in his school uniform.

The World's Oldest First-Grader Is Honored By A Google Doodle

7:13pm January 12, 2015

by Marc Silver

At age 84, Kimani Maruge put on a school uniform for the first time and went to school. Today's doodle pays tribute to his inspirational story.

Arne Duncan Wants To Drop 'No Child Left Behind' — But Keep Its Tests

4:11pm January 12, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

The secretary of education calls the law "tired," asserting that much of it ought to be scrapped. But he still wants to keep the annual exams that serve as the law's centerpiece.

The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The fraternity was at the center of a controversial Rolling Stone article describing an alleged gang rape at the school.

U.Va. Reinstates Fraternity Accused In 'Rolling Stone' Rape Story

3:27pm January 12, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Phi Kappa Psi was at the center of a story alleging a 2012 gang rape at its house at the University of Virginia. The fraternity has consistently denied that events detailed in the article took place.