June 8, 2016 Some schools miss out on grant access after testing opt-outs Ninety-nine New York schools missed out on being labeled "Reward Schools" because not enough students took the state's math and English assessments last year.
June 1, 2016 Alabama teacher suspended over gang test An Alabama teacher is on leave after giving middle school students a test with math questions about prostitutes, drugs and guns.
May 24, 2016 Actor-director Timothy Busfield will work at Michigan State Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield will share his skills with students at Michigan State University.
May 23, 2016 Mexican-American textbook stirs cultural debate in Texas A textbook proposed to help teach the cultural history of Mexican-Americans in Texas public schools is under scrutiny by scholars.
May 18, 2016 California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? That's the challenge facing a California panel charged with establishing a new history and social studies framework for millions of public school students.
May 18, 2016 No discipline for Texas high school after students used cat intestines as jump rope No one will face discipline after a video surfaced of Texas high school students using a cat’s intestines as a jump rope during a lesson, school officials said Tuesday.
May 18, 2016 District: Jump-rope with cat intestines was part of lesson A Texas school district says no one will face punishment after video surfaced of high school students using a cat's intestines as a jump rope during a lesson.
May 9, 2016 Seattle seventh grader wins national math bee A Seattle seventh grader has won the national math bee.
May 8, 2016 Rita Moreno: 'Hamilton' was inspiration for rapping speech Rita Moreno says it was the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" that inspired her to bust a rhyme while delivering the commencement address at the Berklee College of Music.
May 7, 2016 Topeka's Evel Knievel Museum to show virtual jumps, physics The man who is creating a museum honoring daredevil Evel Knievel in Topeka says he expects it be a big draw.
