December 1, 2015 Q&A: What are students in Colorado protesting and how did the fight over history class begin? A fight in Colorado over how United States' history is taught has pitted the new conservative majority on a suburban Denver school board against students and teachers who accuse the board of censorship.
December 1, 2015 Ex-prosecutor's task force issues recommendations for changing culture of Ohio State band Hiring a compliance officer, rewriting polices and regular, mandatory training for directors were among the recommendations issued Tuesday by a task force that studied the Ohio State University marching band culture following the controversial firing of its director.
November 28, 2015 Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.
November 28, 2015 Musical of 'School of Rock' heading to Broadway with Andrew Lloyd Webber adding songs Rockers, rejoice: The Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" may be going, but get ready for "The School of Rock." Producers said Thursday that a musical version of the 2003 film starring Jack Black will start in early November, with an opening set for Dec. 6.
November 28, 2015 California school district cancels lesson plan that involved Holocaust denial Following a storm of criticism – and at least one death threat – a California school district Monday canceled a lesson plan that instructed middle school students to make arguments denying the Holocaust happened.
November 27, 2015 Opponents offer 2 options for saving independent Corcoran Gallery in court hearings on merger Opponents of a plan to break up Washington's nearly 150-year-old Corcoran Gallery of Art presented two alternatives in court this week to preserve an independent museum and art school as a judge considers its proposed merger with two larger institutions.
November 16, 2015 Does Common Core hurt minority students the most? Proponents of the Common Core national standards have claimed from the beginning that a major goal of the initiative is to reduce the “achievement gap” between white and minority students.
November 10, 2015 GOP debate: What parents want to hear about education In the midst of a presidential campaign, what can a candidate do to break through on education?
November 6, 2015 Eighth graders asked to write about booze, herpes and one-night stands A New Jersey school district is facing scrutiny for a provocative eighth grade homework assignment that reads more like a chapter from “Fifty Shades of Gray.”
November 5, 2015 Students to explore filmmaking with Google Glass Google is enlisting film students from five colleges to help it explore how its wearable computing device can be used to make movies.
