education
University of Maryland President CD Mote to step down in August
C.D. Mote Jr., who has led the University of Maryland on a 12-year journey into the top tier of public universities, will resign in August, he said Monday, confident that "the place is in good shape" and that it is time for someone else to take ch...
Kenneth Starr to leave Pepperdine to become president of Baylor University
Kenneth Starr, the former special prosecutor who took on President Clinton over the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals, will be leaving his post as dean of Pepperdine University School of Law this spring to become president of Baylor Universi...
Fresno City Professor Accused Of Teaching Anti-Gay Bias
SAN FRANCISCO -- An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties ...
Britain to slash foreign student visa numbers
The number of foreign students given visas is to be slashed in an attempt to clamp down on widespread abuse of the system.
Two-inch LEGO gun gets 4th-grader in trouble
A tiny toy led to big trouble for one fourth-grade New York City boy.
N.Y. Elementary School 'Fight Club' Uncovered by Student's Father
The "fight club" scrap at a Queens elementary school was uncovered only after the father of one of the combatants heard his son whining that he didn't have enough fans in his corner.
Administration: Obama to boost education funding by $4 billion
Despite a heavy focus on fiscal discipline in his first State of the Union address, President Obama will announce an increase of up to $4 billion in federal education spending, according to senior administration officials familiar with the speech.
Obama pushes $1.35-billion expansion of education plan
President Obama, delivering a schoolhouse pitch for a $1.35-billion expansion of his signature education plan, promised Tuesday to "raise the bar" on what is expected of public school teachers and students.
Massachusetts' Deval Patrick signs bill to close education gap
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed into law an education bill that aims to close a persistent achievement gap between schools in richer and poorer communities.
Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for Race to the Top program
President Obama is slated to visit a Fairfax County school Tuesday to announce plans to seek $1.35 billion in his next budget to expand his signature education initiative to improve schools.