K-12 NEWS
Gay Students v. Florida School District
The district has prohibited two students from starting a Gay-Straight Alliance group on campus.
Teacher Tina Owen reviews students' work in the writers in their environment class at Alliance High School in Milwaukee, one of just two gay-friendly public high schools in the United States. Not all students at Alliance are gay; some students are looking for a safe learning environment after being bullied.
Gay-Friendly High Schools
Offer Haven from Bullies
But the schools in Milwaukee and New York also reawaken the debate over school segregation.
Michelle Rhee, chancellor of schools in Washington, D.C., talks with a staffer outside Mayor Adrian Fenty's office.
Up Next for Teach for America
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and her fellow Teach for America alumni could bring a new approach to education reform.
Academic Rankings by Basketball Conference
Find out how the schools from the nation's top basketball conferences stack up academically.
Lunch tray
Costs Driving Up School Meal Prices
In the fall, students might face higher lunch prices and four-day school weeks.
America’s High Schools: What Works? What’s Next?
U.S. News & World Report, in association with Intel, hosted a summit to examine why high school education has become less stable for millions of American students and how government, educators and the private sector can determine a plan of action to improve student achievement.
Defining the Achievement Gap
Recent reports show education reform is not so black and white.
T. Willard Fair, chairman of the state Board of Education, presides over the meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. The board voted 4 to 3, with Fair casting the final tie-breaking vote, in favor of allowing schools to teach that evolution is a scientific theory.
Teaching Evolution in Florida
Decision by education officials is seen as a victory for science.
Comparing U.S. Students With Those in China and India
Americans watch Grey's Anatomy while their international peers study longer hours.
K-12 Technology
Blogging Teachers Seek Influence, Risk Trouble
An Arkansas school bus with Internet access makes use of students' long rides to class.
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Fixing No Child Left Behind
A look at five areas where changing the historic education law could equal significant progress. Plus, thoughts from the Education Secretary.
More on NCLB
Taking a New Course in Class
After the Supreme Court struck down policies in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, officials look at using income, not race, as the new path to diversity.
