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President Barack Obama and sixth grade student Keiry Herrera of Graham Road Elementary School in Fairfax, Va., listen as Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, left, speaks during an event for No Child Left Behind Reform,in the East Room at the White House in Washin
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Obama Targets 'Flaws' in Education Law

US president aims to make country's education system 'the envy of the world'

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Quiz Show It's Academic

American Quiz Show On Air for 50 Years

Students from schools across Washington DC area answering questions on history, literature, math, science, religion, politics, sports

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Pursuing Academic Adequacy in College

You sure don't have to be a scholar to pass some courses

President Barack Obama and students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia, Sept. 16, 2011.

Seeking Creativity, Asian Educators Look to US Programs

Chinese and South Korean educators realizing need to incorporate creativity, critical thought into high school curricula

Claremont Lincoln University is a new graduate school made up of Christian, Muslim and Jewish institutions, which all share a common goal of desegregating theological education.

New University Desegregates Religious Education

California graduate school is made up of Christian, Muslim and Jewish institutions

After years of neglect, Harrington School is now slated to  be restored.

Hidden History Saves African-American Schoolhouse

Slated for demolition, abandoned Georgia school gets reprieve

South Sudan

South Sudan: English to Replace Arabic in Secondary Schools

Government's main website reports change will happen within next three years

Engineering major Khang Nguyen, 22, checks his SmartyPig saving account every day and likes sharing his saving goals with his family and friends online.

Online Money Management Sites Cater to Young Savers

Tools help clients become better money managers

Teacher Karissa Pulido works with students during a summer enrichment session in Santa Ana, California.

Nonprofit Shores Up Summer School Program Lost to Budget Cuts

California school district teams up with a nonprofit to fill the gap

Dave Chapman with children at the Divine Providence Children's Home in Kakamega, Kenya

US Students Spread Musical Message in Kenya

Group from Boston's Berklee College of Music teach music, perform

The Barack Obama Leadership Academy in Texas will be an all-boys school when classes resume later this month.

Dallas All-Boys School Lets Young Men Shine

New academy based on similar program for girls

Artist's rendering of the solar-powered house Middlebury College students designed as part of a global competition.

Liberal Arts Students Tackle Solar Home Challenge

Vermont's Middlebury College joins global competition

Taylor Marsh, as educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Teen Actors Make Portraits Come Alive

Unique summer job has students portraying historical figures

Aerial view of Dionisio Point where archaeologists are examining why nomads in the area settled into village life.

Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mystery

Canada dig explores why nomads settled into villages

Somalis fleeing hunger in their drought-stricken nation walk along the main road leading from the Somalian border to the refugee camps around Dadaab, Kenya, July 13, 2011.

Experts: La Niña, Climate Change Impact East African Drought

Scientists concerned about future effects

Day in Pictures

New world champion Arnaud Demare of France celebrates winning the men under 23 road race over 168 kilometers (104.4 miles) with start and finish in Holte, north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

 

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