Education News

The seven Democratic candidates vying for the U.S. House District 1 seat faced off in a debate on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Hautzenroeder was sentenced and reported to prison in December. She was released from the Hamilton County Justice Center on Thursday afternoon.

Yes, it's summer and the idea of cooking anything , let alone stir-frying over a hot wok, can trigger fainting spells.

If you or your child plan to attend an Arkansas college or university in the fall of 2015, it's time to start searching admissions requirements and available scholarships in order to pay for college.

The mother of a 14-year-old girl from Georgetown County is suing Myrtle Beach tourism leader Matthew Brittain over a boating accident that crushed the girl's hand and caused her thumb to be amputated, according to documents filed last week in federal court.

America's education system is unequal and unfair. Students who live in wealthy communities have huge advantages that rig the system in their favor.

The commencement ceremony for the Kensington Woods High School Class of 2014 was held June 6 at the Whitmore Lake Performing Arts Center.

Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is looking for help from the public to identify possible victims of a man being held on charges that include statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child.

Daily NewsDr. Robert Thomas with the Eastern Kentucky University Math Initiative spoke about scores from several standardized tests at the Pineville School Board meeting Monday.

The elder Republican implied the senator from Ohio has already risked too much with social conservatives to endorse an international convention they hate.

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams told federal education officials the state would take an additional year to pilot a new teacher evaluation system based in part on student standardized test performance.

Louisiana Delta Community College is set to begin two major construction projects following bond sale approval by the Louisiana State Bond Commission this month.

Soon you'll be able to take a foreign language standardized tests on an Android smartphone as Duolingo opens up its certified, proctored Test Center.

Children in the District are attending preschool at higher rates, performing better academically and are more likely to have health insurance, according to an annual report of child well-being indicators released this week.

The end of the summer term also marks the end of an era for three middle schools in the Thurston area.

The much-anticipated meeting Thursday between Gov. Bobby Jindal and state Superintendent of Education John White was an event filled with sound and fury, signifying ... well, you know.

Pinellas Park theater shows "We Will Not Conform," a documentary by Glenn Beck that hopes to derail Common Core Standards.

Three past principals of Joseph Martin, two who were granted immunity in the former Woodside Elementary instructor's molestation trial, spent Tuesday sharing stories of a gifted teacher whose students were on time, excelled at standardized testing and overcame educational challenges.

In Alameda County, nearly 70 percent of low-income youth are not proficient readers by the end of third grade, according to 2013 standardized test scores.

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a four-part series highlighting the local entities that will benefit from this year's Estes Park United Campaign.