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The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s checkerboard of locally written standards.

The Board of Education in Kansas City, Mo., accepted a sweeping and contentious plan to shrink its school system in the face of dwindling enrollment, budget cuts and a $50 million deficit.

This word has appeared in 12 Times articles over the past year.

The head of the Washington Archdiocese's Catholic schools will step down in June to lead a center at Boston College, she announced Wednesday.

An extra student might have to squeeze into Montgomery County classrooms next year, and county schools are preparing for other cuts that go beyond the budget approved last month by the Montgomery County Board of Education, officials said Wednesday.

Unemployment rates rose in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, a shift that economists said could be a positive sign for the economy because it suggests that discouraged job-seekers are feeling more optimistic about their prospects and have resumed looking for work.

Ever wonder how Shaw Junior High School got its name? Or Stevens Elementary?

You saw the big headline on the front of our Metro section recently: "Deep budget cuts approved for Prince George's schools." The news from Northern Virginia was much the same: "Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts" and "Proposed Arlington schools budget cuts back in many...

Maryland and several other states are pushing rapidly toward adoption of new academic standards proposed Wednesday for English and math, adding momentum to the campaign to establish common expectations for public school students across the country.

House Democrats were desperately trying to prevent a sweeping overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy....

The Texas school board held hearings on proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum that would portray conservatives in a more positive light.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide....

Teenagers who complete a period of work experience at McDonald's will be able to gain a qualification equivalent to a GCSE.

Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Christi trial....

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia prepare for next week’s high-stakes pitch for $4 billion in stimulus grants.

The Common Core folks seem to like the new national standards draft…

Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.