Education

The Whitefish Bay, Wis., School District’s buy-up of risky European-based investments has left the Upper Midwest suburb starkly exposed to the troubles of the global economy.

To protect the federal funding they receive from the National School Lunch Program, some Georgia schools will stop selling junk food to kids.

An anonymous study reveals that almost half of students attending England’s prestigious Cambridge University have plagiarized a paper; the percentage is even higher for law students.

Irish-medium schools help preserve the Irish language and have been shown to improve students’ command of English, but critics call the schools elitist and anti-immigrant.

King Abdullah hopes that a women’s university will help get women into the job market, which is part of his larger plan for modernization.

Many public high schools are raising money for athletic programs by skirting restrictions on “pay-to-play,” a controversial policy that charges players to join the team.

In an attempt to create a standardized GPA measurement, Texas’ higher education commissioner proposes to modify the weighted grading system for advanced courses.

Classes are canceled, students are shaken, and perpetrators remain at large, following a school shooting at the University of Central Arkansas Sunday night.

A government push to introduce lifestyle and relationship lessons to the curriculum of UK schools has raised the ire of social critics, but found support in some unusual places.

One unidentified person possibly associated with Normandy (Mo.) High School who tested positive for HIV has suggested that 50 students may have been exposed.

The first qualitative study of environmental factors that incline adolescents toward dating violence shares its results.

Government-supported library networks and a donkey-powered book mobile bring books to the people in Colombia.

Ultracompetitive college admissions have driven students and parents to desperate measures, but has the obsession finally reached a breaking point?

More professionals from the financial sector are leaving behind familiar territory and working to inspire kids in the classroom.

A recent Canadian study tracking nearly 2,000 children from birth to age six illuminates key risk factors that may lead to chronic victimization.

Leading educators wonder what the presidential candidates will bring to the table for No Child Left Behind.

The Senate Finance Committee’s ranking member is exploring whether Dr. Charles Nemeroff accepted more money from pharmaceutical companies than he reported.

A new report on graduation rates in Virginia more accurately measures how many students complete their studies—previous reports were inflated to mask the dropout problem.

As U.S. school boards and parents seek to provide locally grown food for school cafeterias, administrators struggle to pay for it.

In an effort to get kids eating fresher, healthier foods, some schools in Wales have stopped offering ketchup with lunch.

A new study has found that poverty and a lack of parental education prevent some children from living past their first birthdays.

Even after reports of negative health effects, a quarter of girls aged 13–17 have received Merck’s HPV vaccine, due in large part to its marketing campaign.

Reliance on technology and online social networks threatens one of high school’s most tried and true traditions: the yearbook.

Some schools in Minnesota are attempting to curb misbehavior and improve nutrition by putting an end to the tradition of kids bringing birthday treats to class.

While much of the national coverage of the banking and credit crisis has focused on its impact on Wall Street and Main Street, institutions of higher learning are also feeling the pinch.

The FDA is hesitant to institute a ban on cold medication for young children. Yet some pediatricians say that cold medications for young children do more harm than good.

Colleges and universities are participating in a project that could place them at the vanguard of the higher education accountability movement.

According to a new study, American children are about three times as likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications such as Prozac and Ritalin than European children.

School districts around the country are learning how to cope with more homeless students in their classrooms.

For some students, the 2008 school year is nearly a month old. For parents, this means parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. Here are some tips for having a productive discussion with your child’s teacher, when it comes time to discuss your child’s progress.