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Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he expects GOP leaders will reach some sort of compromise on a contentious section of his budget that would expand private school vouchers next week.

The theme of Friday morning's breakfast was "It's a Small World After All," focusing on how schools can prepare for the global marketplace.

We have all heard and felt how large industry is cutting wages, thus cheaper labor is wanted by those who can not find another path to profits.

"Schools have been responsible for various health programs such as nutrition, breakfast and lunch programs, immunizations, and screenings, etc.

A JUDGE has ordered gardai to arrest the County Limerick parents of a 12-year-old girl after hearing she has missed over 80% of the school year.

A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.

Rebekah Brockman and Jack Cutmore-Scott in A.C.T.is production of Tom Stoppardis Arcadia, directed by Carey Perloff.

Earlier this year, Maine faced a bill that would allow public schools to offer single-gender classrooms.

BATON ROUGE, La. - A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate.

The district will not use the data from the test in its evaluations and will not distribute the test results to parents or teachers 'unless and until they can be validated by a legitimate, independent third party.' 'It is now time to pause sanctions related to this test - a test that was not designed to measure all aspects of educational ... (more)

DODEA operates schools overseas and at some U.S. locations for the children of military families.

Editor's note: For TheBlaze Magazine 's June cover story, Assistant Editor Sharon Ambrose dug into the history and success of - and Progressive attacks on - home-schooling. What she found was, despite a history of proven great accomplishment in the home-education movement, the Left continues to wage war on home-schoolers. And these attacks aren't ... (more)

Texas Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec speaks during the State of the Texas Tech University System luncheon Wednesday.

Rock County Christian students take the Explore and PLAN tests, which are part of the ACT suite of tests, intended to show students' readiness for college work.

Grief counselors were called into a Broward High School on Wednesday after a 17-year star soccer player with a bright future took her own life.

Republican Rep. Ron Jorgenson of Sioux City says Iowa legislators have a tentative education policy deal that would provide additional school funding.

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

Supporters along Lane Street in downtown Raleigh cheer on the 57 protesters who were arrested after the fourth Moral Monday demonstration at the State Capitol on May 20.

"Before I shut the doors, because both bathrooms had doors, I said, 'I'm going to shut these doors,' and I said, 'I love you.' The boys looked at me a little strange.

The Nationals' Thomas Jefferson mascot joins principal Rosalyn Rice-Harris and other school officials to break ground for Jefferson-Houston's new building.