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This book excerpt follows two recruits through their first year at a rough Los Angeles high school.
Parents try to get their kids off the wait lists while legislators aim for more money.
At many schools, white students graduate at notably higher rates.
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In a series of new videos, students and faculty give us an up close and personal tour of their campuses.
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. (Phil Coale/AP)
Decision by education officials is seen as a victory for science.
Americans watch Grey's Anatomy while their international peers study longer hours.
An Arkansas school bus with Internet access makes use of students' long rides to class.
Bailey's ES for the Arts and Sciences is at 6111 Knollwood Drive in Falls Church 22041 (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
A look at five areas where changing the historic education law could equal significant progress. Plus, thoughts from the Education Secretary.
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.
In an effort to stem the tide of first-year teachers leaving for the suburbs, one program takes the homegrown approach and transforms parents into local educators.
Nettelhorst Elementary School students eat their lunches March 20, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stopped by the school to visit the new pilot lunch program called, 'Cool Foods,' part of the Healthy Schools Campaign. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
A survey of some districts finds they don't offer students enough options.
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Campus News: More than 100 students have been displaced from their dorms.
Studio portrait of Robert Morse of USN&WR. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
Rankings News: A spokesperson for the program sets the record straight.
The avatars of San Jose State University School of Librarian Science mingle in the Second Life classroom of Professor Lili Luo. Her class is on "Advanced Reference". (Bernd Becker)
From Wikis to avatars, e-learning is fast adapting to ever-changing technology trends.
How historically black schools are competing for the best and brightest.
Freshmen at Florida A& M University discuss the class elections. (Quantrell Colbert for USN&WR)
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