May 3, 2016 Rocket science lesson for US students turns out to be more about determination, loss Three high school students were going to get the science lesson of a lifetime by flying their experiment in space.
May 3, 2016 Rocket science lesson for high school student turns out to be more about determination, loss Three high school students were going to get the science lesson of a lifetime by flying their experiment in space.
May 3, 2016 Ohio State denies ex-band director's claims of defamation, slander, wants lawsuit dismissed Ohio State University is denying defamation claims raised by the school's former band director in a $1 million lawsuit and asking a judge to dismiss the complaint.
May 3, 2016 'Phantom of the Opera' star Sierra Boggess to lead 'School of Rock' musical on Broadway Andrew Lloyd Webber has tapped a favorite actress to play the school principal in the musical stage version of "School of Rock." Sierra Boggess, who has played Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera" in London and New York, will play Joan Cusack's role onstage opposite Alex Brightman, playing the lovable rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a tony prep school.
May 3, 2016 Gibson funds Les Paul award for research and innovation at Nashville music business college Gibson Brands is funding an award for research at Belmont University in Nashville that honors the life and contributions of Les Paul.
May 3, 2016 Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul join White House-sponsored arts education program Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul and Macy Gray are joining a White House-sponsored initiative to help struggling schools through arts education.
May 3, 2016 Sex education teacher takes class on field trip to adult novelty store in Minneapolis A sex education teacher has drawn the ire of parents after taking students on a field trip to an adult novelty store in Minneapolis.
May 3, 2016 Free practice materials now online for new SAT college entrance exam; boost for poor students The nonprofit organization behind the SAT college entrance exam has teamed up with a Silicon Valley pioneer in online education to make test preparation materials available for free starting Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 John Glenn, 93, says schools should teach evolution, ruminates on suspended astronaut career John Glenn says facts about scientific discovery should be taught in schools — and that includes evolution.
May 3, 2016 Angry Utah mother criticizes school after yearbook omits special education students An angry Utah mother says school administrators made a mistake by leaving her daughter and her special education classmates out of a high school yearbook for the first time in years without announcing the change.