Pulling an All-Nighter for the College Application

Deans of admission are sounding a cautionary note: a premium is placed on thoughtfulness, not speed.

Inexperienced Companies Chase School Reform Funds

Dozens of companies with little or no experience turning around schools are competing for billions in federal funds.

Mount Olive Schools Ban the D: It’s C or Flunk

Officials in the Mount Olive, N.J., school district adopted a standard allowing only A’s, B’s, C’s and F’s for students.

Cheating Scandal Haunts Atlanta School Superintendent

Beverly L.

Payback Time: For Denver Schools, a Financing Deal Takes a Bad Turn

Denver is now confronted with budgetary woes made worse by esoteric deals peddled before the credit crisis.

Senate Votes $26 Billion for States and Schools

The money is to prevent the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers and government workers. Senators also allocated $600 million to strengthen border security.

City Sidesteps State Ruling to Expand Charter School

The Girls Preparatory Charter School expanded into space that had been devoted to autistic children.

Teach for America and KIPP Foundation Win Big Awards

The Department of Education announced winners in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation. About 1,700 groups applied for grants

Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age

Many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.

On Education: A School District That Takes the Isolation Out of Autism

The public schools in Madison, Wis., are nationally known for including children with disabilities in regular classes.

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