Education News

Here is a list of more than 300 Maryland private schools that are receiving textbooks, computers and other materials that are being paid for by Maryland state public funds. I wrote a post, which you can read here, about the Maryland NonPublic Student Textbook Program, which, since 2001, has provided several million dollars in public funds for textbooks, computers and other resources that are purchased by the state Education Department and then given on loan to qualified private schools.

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Today teachers, students, parents, researchers and other activists are starting the second annual "Occupy the DOE" event on the grounds of the U.S. Education Department to protest corporate-based school reform.

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With Earth Day and Arbor Day this month, here are four exercises to help students practice their English while learning about the environment and their role in keeping it healthy.

A system developed by a joint venture between Harvard and M.I.T. uses artificial intelligence to assess student papers and short written answers, freeing instructors for other tasks.

A lawsuit challenging the District’s plan to close 15 city schools, filed by activists in local court last week, will now be heard in federal court.

The transfer comes at the request of lawyers for the D.C. government, who asked Tuesday that the case be removed from D.C. Superior Court to U.S. District Court, according to court records. Such a move is allowable in cases alleging violation of federal law.

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How do you feel about Rutgers’s decision to fire its basketball coach, Mike Rice, after a video of him taunting and abusing his players went viral?

Our first Poetry Pairing of National Poetry Month matches “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime,” by William Carlos Williams, with “Alone, Together” by John Leland.

Brian Lindeman, the director of financial aid at Macalester College, answers questions about understanding financial aid packages.

Mark Kantrowitz, a financial aid expert, and Marie Bigham, a veteran college counselor, are answering select reader questions about comparing financial aid offers and deciding where to enroll.

Teenagers’ reactions to a statutory rape case in Torrington, Conn., percolate online, much to the dismay of older residents who would like their community to be known for its middle-class values.

Beverly Hall, the former superintendent indicted with 34 other educators in the state probe, was nationally known for her success in raising students' test scores.