Education Etc. News

WESTFIELD Community School in Yeovil was delighted to welcome back former students for its annual GCSE presentation evening.

Faced with a glut of schools and a declining student population, Galveston school district trustees have been forced to realign the district for the second time since 2007.

Dozens of grade school students were on a high school stage Tuesday, testing the boundaries of poetry.

Tight school budgets and dedication to the job add up to high out-of-pocket classroom expenses for some Spokane-area educators.

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the firing of a Douglas County School District security officer.

A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.

Indiana school districts are finding creative ways to add instructional time in an effort to close the achievement gap and shore up student test scores.

Workers in public school cafeterias could be in line for raises under a bill being debated by state lawmakers, though progress on the legislation stalled at least temporarily this past week over concerns about the potential cost.

To view the Nevada Supreme Court's opinion, along with further details of the case, go to www.nevadajustice.us and look under "Latest Supreme Court Items" on the Supreme Court page.

Homework has been a longtime staple of the school curriculum, but it has also been a source of contention for those who question its necessity and the benefits for kids.

Salary costs have jumped in Louisiana's education department, even as the number of full-time employees dropped, and the number of people drawing six-figure paychecks has more than doubled in the two years since Paul Pastorek took charge of the agency.

Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of three stories about declining student enrollment in Marshfield-area school districts.

Washoe County school officials are concerned about the results of a survey that show an alarming increase in suicides among high school students in the district.

Forget Prince Charming: it turns out kissing a frog can be a way to feed hungry families.

NV EDUCATION FUNDS NEVADA, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU CARSON CITY, Nev. - The state teachers union, in an about face, is working with legislators to change a state law that blocks Nevada from applying for education federal stimulus grants.

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Students at a northern Virginia school have made a trip to space at least by name, that is.

The parents of some Mooresville High School students are outraged over a 41-second cell phone video showing a softball player licking her coach's toe.

Results of a survey released Wednesday show an alarming increase in suicides among high school students in the Washoe County school district.