Report: LA teacher's aide sent love letters to boyOfficials at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims are investigating yet another allegation of misconduct, this one involving a teacher's aide accused of sending love letters to an 11-year-old boy.
71 Central Falls teachers to get layoff noticesLayoff notices have been authorized for 71 teachers in the Central Falls School District, which is facing a $5.6 million deficit.
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breathMove over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
Maine gov unveils education reform packageGov. Paul LePage has unveiled a long-promised package of four education bills which would allow public funding of religious schools and change how teachers and principals are evaluated.
Conn. legislative session opens; schools top issueGov. Dannel P. Malloy called on state lawmakers Wednesday to help him create an economic revival in Connecticut, creating more jobs and overhauling the state's public school system, including teacher tenure.
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breathMove over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breathMove over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
For college bound, a look at financial aid changesThe mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finally give high school seniors a clearer idea of what their futures will hold.
Ex-Mass. teacher charged with indecent assaultA former Newton elementary school teacher already charged with indecent assault and disseminating child pornography pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new set of charges accusing him of assaulting a girl he babysat.
Conn. legislative session opens; schools top issueGov. Dannel P. Malloy called on state lawmakers Wednesday to help him create an economic revival in Connecticut, creating more jobs and overhauling the state's public school system, including teacher tenure.
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For college bound, a look at financial aid changesThe mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finally give high school seniors a clearer idea of what their futures will hold.
Probation, not A for effort, for Pa. grade hackerOne Pennsylvania college student's attempt to boost his failing grades didn't get him an A for effort. It got him probation.
SD House panel to weigh bill on public unionsPublic employee collective bargaining is on the agenda of a South Dakota House panel. A bill to limit the power of public unions is scheduled for a vote Wednesday by the House Commerce and Energy Committee. It would prohibit public employees from bargaining with state and public school districts or branches of public service.
Conn. students to rally for medicinal marijuanaCollege students and other activists have postponed their rally calling for marijuana reform at the Connecticut state Capitol.
New film shows Mexico's failing education systemMexican teens can't solve long-multiplication problems. Education authorities don't know how many teachers work in Mexico. Teachers often miss class, and some who do show up have long conversations on their cellphones.
