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States are gearing up to compete for $4.3 billion in "Race to the Top" school-reform grants - the largest such effort ever conducted by the U.S. Department of Education - but some local educators say the strings attached would set unfair standards for some teachers.



Date Published: Nov 23, 2009 - 3:28 pm

When federal officials descended on this small South Carolina town to investigate a kickback scheme that had caught up the mayor and another official, they stumbled across a web of corruption they believe is deeper and more widespread through the county.



Date Published: Nov 23, 2009 - 10:30 am

Thousands of students across Florida are studying in classrooms that are right at their fingertips.



Date Published: Nov 23, 2009 - 2:25 am

Police are still investigating their handling of a 911 call from the home of a North Carolina man who shot his wife and two children before he turned the gun on himself.



Date Published: Nov 22, 2009 - 10:01 pm

A 36-year-old Aiken man is charged with murder after police say he stabbed a friend to death Saturday night.



Date Published: Nov 22, 2009 - 5:41 pm

Get the scoop on schools, teachers and students. Visit our Education page for more articles and photos.



Date Published: Nov 22, 2009 - 1:00 pm

Members of the community gathered Saturday to celebrate a feat that many educators as recently as six years ago thought was impossible.



Date Published: Nov 22, 2009 - 8:42 am

Marty Teel said he didn't know until he got home from work Friday night that his nearest neighbor was dead and that Horry County police were investigating the death as a homicide.



Date Published: Nov 22, 2009 - 4:23 am

Staff Photo by Matt Fields-Johnson Amy Sherman, teacher at Roan Street Elementary School in Dalton Ga., reads to third-graders, from right, Jonathan Bradley, Licci Ponce, Carmen Narvaez and Jose Martinez during a literacy block period.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 11:54 pm

Each year, we observe American Education Week as an opportunity to show support and appreciation for public education.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 7:24 pm

When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 2:53 pm

Is your teenager about to take the SAT*/ACTA /PSAT or starting to think about college? If yes, then you should attend this session.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 10:28 am

A new push to tie teacher evaluations to student test scores in Iowa received high marks from some school leaders Friday, if not from teachers.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 6:18 am

GIFTED EDUCATION PANEL St. Louis Area Mensa is presenting a Gifted Education Panel and Open House on Saturday at 7 p.m. The event features a discussion about the challenges and advancements in gifted education.



Date Published: Nov 21, 2009 - 2:06 am

Tigard-Tualatin schools' annual report card is out, and it's good enough to hang on the fridge.



Date Published: Nov 20, 2009 - 9:34 pm
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