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Students at a Pennsylvania high school are getting a real-life lesson in the power of the press – and the many shades of gray that come with First Amendment p...

Where are the Hispanics in Silicon Valley? Many are part of the area’s “invisible workforce” — cleaning and guarding buildings for companies primarily m...

A study published Monday and reported on by the Los Angeles Times argues that inherited traits play an outsize role in how students perform on a compulsory exam...

One outcome of Tuesday’s midterm elections: Nevada can expect to retain the dubious distinction of having one of the nation’s lowest rates of per-pupil fund...

In a new survey, teachers say they’re feeling more confident about using the Common Core State Standards in their classrooms — an optimistic finding that...

California has limited schools’ ability to suspend or expel students for “willful defiance,” passing a law over the weekend that curbed the practice....

Can celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month lead to decreased underage drinking, substance use, and high school dropout rates among Latino youth?...

Well-behaved tots and tech-savvy teens were among the highlights in a new study by Child Trends Hispanic Institute released Wednesday, which sheds light on the ...

Marc Tucker, president and chief executive of the National Center on Education and the Economy, recently unveiled a proposed accountability plan for public scho...