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By Leslie Brody Attempts to overhaul education in New York face a big test. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ’s task force on academic standards and testing expects to hand in its …

By Adam Tamburin Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday announced plans to overhaul the state’s public higher education system by creating independent governing boards for the six universities currently managed by the Tennessee Board …

By Claire McInerny  A generation ago, a high school diploma could open doors, especially to well-paying manufacturing jobs. But today, with technology radically reshaping the U.S. economy, many of those …

By Morgan Smith

The president of the University of Missouri system resigned Monday amid escalating protests over racist and other bias-related incidents on campus and concerns about how he responded when members of the community showed outrage.

Renewed urgency, political importance as neighboring states with more high-tech opportunities have grown faster than Arizona in recent years.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Board of Education has voted to reject Common Core, but for the time being leave its standards in place.

As millions of American children head back to school over the next few weeks, they’re preparing for lessons in reading, writing, and math.  But there’s one crucial subject that too many of today’s high schools students are missing out on: Financial literacy.

by John HigginsAfter nearly a year of deliberation, the state Supreme Court ruled 6-3 late Friday afternoon that charter schools are unconstitutional, creating chaos for hundreds of families whose children have already started classes.Read the rest of the story at The Seattle Times.