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Cops: Demonstrators arrested on campus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:29:27 GMT

University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees barricaded themselves Friday inside part of a campus building.

College campuses going tobacco-free

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:26 GMT

Kentucky's flagship public university gave the official heave-ho to tobacco on Thursday, touting the health benefits of a smoke-free policy covering all of its sprawling campus in the heart of burley tobacco country.

Students protest fee hikes in Calif.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:06 GMT

As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state's premier public schools.

USA Today tests Web edition at colleges

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:27:43 GMT

Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers.

'Posses' help students stay in college

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:45 GMT

The combination of monetary and social support is a model that experts say could help move the U.S. toward President Barack Obama's goal of having America lead the world in the percentage of college graduates by 2020.

Gates Foundation helps charter schools

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:33 GMT

The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is offering $30 million to help charter schools in Houston get $300 million in tax-exempt bonds to build more schools.

Test scores for sale

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:24:15 GMT

A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money.

New campaign for chocolate milk begins

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:33 GMT

The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.

E. coli concern in school lunches

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:18:17 GMT

The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

Sex-toy study at Duke raises ire

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:24 GMT

A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys.

US Higher Ed. better than rankings show

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:57 GMT

The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries.

Obama offers cash for education reform

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:47:08 GMT

One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform.

Lessons in alternative medicine

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:51:13 GMT

The government has spent more than $22 million to help medical and nursing schools start teaching about alternative medicine — lesson plans that some critics say are biased toward unproven remedies.

More millionaire college presidents

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:03:17 GMT

The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds.

State education standards set too low

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:27:50 GMT

Many states declare students to have grade-level mastery of reading and math when they do not, the Education Department reported Thursday.

Census report: college enrollment up

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:01:29 GMT

Some are there because of the recession, and others despite it. Regardless, more young Americans than ever are in college — especially community college, according to a new report.

High-tech cities see 'Brain Gain'

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:32:39 GMT

Many college graduates are passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas.

Bill Gates influencing education policy

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:06:05 GMT

Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.

Ole Miss discourages football chant

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:25:31 GMT

The University of Mississippi has shortened one of its fight songs to discourage football fans from chanting "the South will rise again" during part of the tune, which critics say is an offensive reminder of the region's intolerant past.

Colleges pass the buck to students

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:38:29 GMT

With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

VT College finds cheap fuel source

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:50:03 GMT

Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs —that could help cut demand on the state's forests.

Survey: Teens saving up for college

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:35:24 GMT

The survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. shows putting money away for higher education is the top savings goal for today's teens.

Talks about suicide needed for youth

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:47:05 GMT

The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone might do it.

Chicago school closings mix rival gangs

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:37:04 GMT

Activists say the escalating violence among Chicago's teens may have roots in an unlikely place — an ambitious plan to improve education that's also thrown rival gangs together in an often-volatile daily mix.

Stimulus money available for education

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:14:16 GMT

School districts and nonprofits proposing educational programs can benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama.

Gambling addiction on campus needs help

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:26:28 GMT

Colleges and universities should take more steps to curb problem gambling by piggybacking outreach efforts onto campaigns against alcohol and drug abuse, a national gambling task force said Tuesday.

Obama: More school, less vacation

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:45:14 GMT

Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way.

Vets wait out money from GI Bill

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:58:59 GMT

The VA says more than 50,000 veterans and their relatives have given notice that they're enrolled in college for the fall semester and hoping to be reimbursed under the program, which started making payments in August.

School nurse shortage problem for H1N1

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:15:09 GMT

The shortage of school nurses could lead to more students falling ill from the H1N1 virus.

Where's 'Obamamania?'

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:16:06 GMT

While young people remain the president's most loyal supporters in opinion polls, a lot of people are wondering why that age group isn't doing more to build upon their newfound reputation as political influencers.