Asian advocates plan federal complaint after school attacks on Philly students

Rights complaint planned in Philly school attacks

Pulaski County teachers have 1-day walkout to protest school board vote to decertify union

Pulaski teachers protest board vote against union

SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases

SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias

Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

Obama will use $3.5 billion to prod local officials to close, reopen worst-performing schools

Obama pushes to turn around failing schools

Busy week for IPOs signals there’s more to come, but investors remain picky about placing bets

Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue

Gates Foundation commits $335 million for teacher quality experiments in 4 states

Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality

Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote

Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote

Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques

Case against Iranian foundation threatens mosques

North Carolina principal retires after school district nixes cash-for-grades fundraiser

NC principal leaves after cash-for-grades flap

Gates Foundation to help Houston charter schools get money to build

Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools

Mass. high school principal bans students from saying ‘Meep!’ after repeated disruptions

Mass. principal bans students from saying ‘Meep!’

Report: Officer seriously hurt in collision of school bus, patrol car in NY’s Hudson Valley

Report: Officer seriously hurt in school bus crash

Obama uses stimulus money to prod states to embrace his school agenda

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Cash for grades: NC middle school sells test points to students for $20 as novel fundraiser

NC school sells test points for $20 to raise money

Fire heavily damages southeast Portland elementary school; students, teachers escape unharmed

Fire damages Portland elementary school

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 400 students escaped a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged a southeast Portland elementary school.

Recession slows SC revenue, prompting another round of $120M cuts, nearly $450M since June

SC budget loses $120 million as recession drags on

Arkansas governor announces career coaches, Web site for $10M work force education program

Ark. program to provide career coaches for schools

La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair

La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate

Stimulus patches part of Oregon schools’ budget gap; districts face more uncertainty

Stimulus patches part of Ore. schools’ budget gap

In Pakistan’s decrepit school system, some advocate private option to shut out the Taliban

To defang Taliban, some look to private schools

LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive

Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schools

Gay marriage foes win with message about schools

Millions of people snowed in by East Coast storm over the weekend slog back to work

Arizona teacher placed on leave after taking high school choir to lunch at Hooters

Parents tangle with Dallas school district after 4-year-old son suspended for his long hair

Parents battle suburban Dallas school after it suspends their son, 4, because of his long hair

NY transit agency board approves doomsday budget that includes service cuts

Arlington, Va., middle school cancels Taliban debate after parents complain

Obama drug czar: Pot-smoking keeps increasing among US teens; cigarettes, binge drinking drops