Tough economy squeezes Pell Grant program on Wed Dec 9, 2009 1:54 PM PSTAn unexpected surge in college enrollment has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program, the biggest in its history.
Obama pushes to turn around failing schools on Thu Dec 3, 2009 2:38 PM PSTThe Obama administration will spend at least $3.5 billion to push local officials around the country to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals.
'Sexting' is more common than you might think on Thu Dec 3, 2009 3:01 AM PSTThink your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it.
Obama uses school dollars to prod states to change on Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:00 PM PSTStates are jockeying for a new $5 billion pot of education money even before the contest has begun.
Strings attached to stimulus dollars for schools on Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:15 PM PSTThe Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached.
Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches on Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:01 PM PSTThe chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Education Dep't: Massachusetts did not break rules on Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:14 PM PSTThe Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.
