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Andy Staples: Michigan recruit looks for edge by enrolling at Va. prep school

Kevin Newsome, an honor student from Virginia who also plays a little quarterback, won't need any help to qualify academically to play college footba

School Finance Law Passage Highlight for N.H. Legislature

New Hampshire lawmakers’ biggest accomplishment this year was passing a new school finance law—one that is expected to bring the state into complianc

Missouri Increases School Spending

Gov. Matt Blunt has signed into law measures that promise to boost state spending on schools, lessen some of the pain of property-tax increases, and

Re: Cheap but Accredited Online School?

If you MUST take online courses, you should DEFINITELY take them under the auspices of a well-known and REGIONALLY (not nationally) accredited univer

New name, new life for Belmont school

After a long haul, the costly campus rebuilt atop an old oil field is finally set to open. Veteran school administrator Scott Braxton could not help but wonder ab

Murrieta Christian school loses case against UC

A judge rules that the university system was not discriminatory in its refusal to count certain classes toward admission. The University of California did not vio

Moving Beyond 'Catcher' On School Reading Lists

Oberlin English professor Anne Trubek argues that J.D. Salinger's coming-of-age novel Catcher In The Rye should be replaced in high school reading lists. She recently wrote a list of new recommendations for GOOD magazine.

School goes from backdrop to center stage

After appearing as a backdrop during John McCain's acceptance speech, Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood basks in the glory. It was an unexpected burst of glory, and the 1,600

Chatsworth school at edge of disaster

Principal Ann Gillinger, a dozen teachers and about 25 students were at Chatsworth Hills Academy when two trains collided. 'It was a crunching, collapsing, forceful thing,' she says.

Some California dropouts finish high school but don't succeed beyond, study finds

A little more than half receive a high school diploma or equivalent, but 90% never enroll in college or drop out after they do, according to the California Dropout Research Project.

Charlotte, N.C., School Tackles Football Concussions

In many cities, high school games are a religion on Friday nights. But bone-crushing collisions have often led to injuries. One Charlotte, N.C., high school is tackling football concussions by outfitting players' helmets with high-tech sensors.

ED Unveils College.gov at NY High School

ED unveiled College.gov, a new website that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. Designed with students' input and participation, College.gov was created by the U.S.