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Part of Gov. Nathan Deal’s criminal justice reform plan takes aim at the “school-to-prison pipeline.” “The ultimate criminal justice reform is education reform,” Deal said during a recent public… Read more »

For thousands of Minnesota students, surviving the school day isn't as simple as it seems. MPR News host Tom Weber guides a conversation that looks at how undiagnosed mental health issues can play… Read more »

U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) began in 2011-2012, by defining “green school” according to three Pillars and recognizing 78 schools. In 2012-2013, ED added a District… Read more »

Local police departments and colleges will need to come together before the turn of the year to finalize guidelines and stipulations for cooperation in dealing with campus sexual assaults.

States scrambling to come up with more nuanced ways to measure school quality under the new federal K-12 law are running smack into an old problem: how to make sure they have the right data.

Tulsa Public Schools moves to punish fewer students with suspensions in the upcoming school year.

For many families, summer passes at a leisurely pace. But not for anxious parents preparing for college drop-off. They feel time hurtling toward that dreaded day in August or September when the… Read more »

At past college freshman summer orientations, Rowan College at Burlington County administrators noticed that a surprising group of people kept showing up: parents.

Last month, the Obama administration moved forward on plans to provide a new wave of Pell grants to fund the college ambitions of 12,000 underserved Americans — those serving time in prison.

While some institutions experience a breakdown in relationships when handling highly publicized issues, others move forward with unity. One of the key differences that contributes to how well a… Read more »

Results of a statewide survey of California school kids shows safety has improved and drug use is down. But the report also points out that depression risk remains "disturbingly high" among… Read more »

A homeless teenager found sleeping in a tent outside a Georgia college after biking six hours to get there is receiving an outpouring of help and support from across the country.

First-year retention rates at Pennsylvania State System schools in the southwestern region of the state range from 69.8 percent at Edinboro University, to 73.5 percent at Clarion University, 75.6… Read more »

A year after a new law designed to clamp down on the use of out-of-school suspension, a preliminary review of four of the state's biggest cities shows suspension is down, but continues at an… Read more »

Roommates, dorm food, early classes — the transition to college can be a bumpy one. Enter: pre-college programs, welcoming high school juniors and seniors to college campuses around the country… Read more »

At Campus Safety Conference East this summer, Vivian Faden, Ph.D., from the NIAAA discusses how colleges can address student alcohol abuse. 

Montana's Board of Public Education adopted new standards for teaching art, health and physical education in K-12 schools Thursday.

Fulton County school officials are investigating claims school administrators skirted state laws about reporting the restraint of students.