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Mark Aoki, 16, on the grounds of Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii

8 US States to Test High School Changes

Some "college ready" students may finish early using board exam systems | EDUCATION REPORT

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan answers a question about the No Child Left Behind law in West Virginia last May

Obama's 'Blueprint for Reform' in Education Goes to Congress

Goal is for students to graduate from high school "ready for college and a career" by 2020 | EDUCATION REPORT

Students from James Madison University in Virginia protested outside the U.S. Education Department in 2006.

Studies Link Girls' Sports to Gains in Life

Yet years after a US law gave girls a chance to level the playing field, school athletes are still mostly male | EDUCATION REPORT

Need Help With Your Writing? Try This Web Site

On EDUCATION REPORT: The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides more than 200 free resources for writing and research.

Zheng Ling is one of two Mandarin teachers at St. Mary's School in Medford, Oregon<br />

Some US Students Learn Mandarin With China's Help

On EDUCATION REPORT: The Confucius Classroom program is offered in more than 50 American schools and universities, and almost 40 countr

The Internet is adding to vocabulary but, some say, at a cost to spelling and grammar

Students' Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG?

On EDUCATION REPORT: Some teachers blame the Internet for an increase in spelling and grammar errors. But language experts praise it fo

Students at Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School in Wisconsin doing a field investigation

Getting Schools Not Just to Go Green but Teach It, Too

On EDUCATION REPORT: The Green Charter Schools Network in the U.S. seeks to produce young ''change agents'' to protect natural resource

Getting an Education at the US Military Academy at West Point

On EDUCATION REPORT: Graduates of West Point become army officers, but not always in the United States Army.

John Dewey, 1859-1952: Educator and 'America's Philosopher'

On EDUCATION REPORT: Dewey's ideas are still taught, and scholars in several countries held events last year to celebrate his 150th bir

Students gathered at the International Students Assembly at the University of Southern California

A Review of Education Reports This Past Year

On EDUCATION REPORT: We ask listeners to suggest questions about American education that we can answer in the coming year.

Letting Religion Into the Classroom, but Setting Limits

On EDUCATION REPORT: U.S. public schools must be neutral about religion. But the Constitution protects the rights of students who wish

Educational Technology: Not Just Computers

On EDUCATION REPORT: A question from the Palestinian territories about the use of tech in U.S. schools. And meet Cosmobot, a therapy ro

Katie Parker, right, advises Sophia Prantera, 18, on study abroad programs at Michigan State University in East Lansing in April

NYU Pushes Foreign Study

On EDUCATION REPORT: New York University has been in the lead as study abroad programs have grown more popular for American students.

Bess Lomax Hawes Brought Folk Music to a Wider Public

On EDUCATION REPORT: She was a musician and educator who co-wrote a popular song about a man who forever has to ride the Boston subway.

Some Advice on Choosing a College

On EDUCATION REPORT: A school's size is an important consideration. But so are questions like which programs are strongest and what do

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