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A $2 million survey released Thursday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg provided a trove of information on attitudes toward public middle and high schools. Read more
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The education secretary criticized a Congressional proposal to soften provisions of the President?s Bush signature education law. Read more
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House and Senate negotiators agreed on legislation that would halve interest rates on need-based federal student loans over the next four years. Read more
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Mia Henderson, a freshman at the University of Arizona and member of the Navajo Nation, apparently died of stab wounds. Read more
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The author J. K. Rowling will read to hundreds of New York City students at Carnegie Hall next month. Read more
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A professor who has drawn criticism for accusing some Jews of improperly using the legacy of the Holocaust agreed to resign immediately ?for everybody?s sake.? Read more
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A Congressional report suggests that there has been more questionable conduct in the ties between colleges and student loan companies than previously reported, this time involving charitable giving to build business. Read more
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Administrators say public universities are charging fees because legislatures shy away from tuition increases. Read more
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The Elizabeth, N.J., school district has spent more than $2 million since January 2006 to buy clothing as part of a new policy to put all its students in uniforms. Read more
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down public school choice plans in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, concluding they relied on an unconstitutional use of racial criteria, in a sharply worded pair of cases reflecting the deep legal and social divide over the issue of skin color and education.
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Their children's daily journeys take them in opposite directions. The parents of Seth Dewboys, 7, and Howard Brim, 16, say they are gladly paying the price for a good education.
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The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the "Bong Hit 4 Jesus" banner case -- a split decision that limits students' free speech rights.
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Leading Democrats are struggling for the formula that can attract bipartisan support to extend the life of President Bush?s education law, No Child Left Behind. Read more
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Attracted by his breadth of interests, Columbia University has appointed Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and writer, as its first Columbia artist, a newly created designation. Read more
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Principals are anticipating the worst as the city plans to distribute report cards with letter grades for each of the city?s schools next month. Read more
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The New York attorney general Andrew M. Cuomo has subpoenaed the First Marblehead Corporation as part of his investigation of the student-loan industry in the United States. Read more
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Charles W. Steger defended his administration?s actions during the massacre and said he had no plans to resign. Read more
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New York University is planning to announce next month that it will open a full-fledged branch campus in Abu Dhabi, to be paid for by the Abu Dhabi government. Read more
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In a city with plenty to see and do, there?s plenty not to do, too. Read more
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A state panel said university officials last April could have saved lives by notifying students and faculty members that there had been killings on campus. Read more
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President Bush?s signature education law, No Child Left Behind, may be changed to elevate other criteria and exclude results for some non-native speakers of English. Read more
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A little digging by Mom turns up ways to save on required reading. Read more
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Schools reported a total of 18,796 incidents of violence, vandalism and substance use for 2005-6, a 2 percent increase from the year before. Read more
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Average reading and math scores on the SAT test declined slightly this year, as the number of high school students taking the exam grew larger and more diverse than ever. Read more
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Marcia V. Lyles, New York City?s new deputy chancellor for teaching and learning, knows intimately just how students can get lost in the shuffle. Read more
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