Teaching and Learning

Employees from the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) recently afforded 24 high school students in Joppatowne High School's pre-engineering program the opportunity to experience real-world research and development processes conducted...

HARTFORD — Gov.Dannel P. Malloyopened the 2012 legislative session Wednesday with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20...

The leaders of the state's teachers unions aren't happy with how Gov.Dannel P. Malloydescribed the current tenure system in his State of the State address Wednesday — "the only thing you have to do is show up for four years" — but they say...

Anne Arundel County school officials are seeking public support for Superintendent Kevin Maxwell's proposed budget, which the county government has signaled will not be fully funded, during hearings and workshops next week. Last month, Maxwell...

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Having overcome a 20-point deficit, the members of the Glendale Community College men's basketball team appeared on the verge of heading into overtime with momentum and a potential victory against one of the premier programs...

 2012 could prove to be a good year for K-12 education in Aberdeen with schools making changes to teaching evaluations, upgrading technology and planning new facilities.  Local K-12 administrators say they feel positive about the goals and initiatives...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The parents of an eighth grader who was fatally shot by police inside his South Texas school are demanding to know why officers took lethal action, but police said the boy was brandishing — and refused to drop —...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa high school has been testing a new policy that lets students use their cellphones at lunch and other, specified times during their school days. Station WQAD-TV says (http://bit.ly/ycfFiA ) the old policy...

Oops. Totally misread Kiplinger's chart. (Kudos to the University of Maryland, College Park for pointing out the mistake, even though the correction indicates the school slipped slightly in the ratings. Last year, the school ranked No. 5) Here's the...

It is a tough time to be a teacher. Many haven't received a raise in several years and that trend may continue. Local school systems are already starting to crunch numbers for the upcoming budget season.  Administrators are already concerned....

Playing Division I college soccer has been a dream come true so far for Charlevoix’s Ben Myers. The pursuit of that dream led him to Clemson University in South Carolina — some 1,000 miles away from friends and family in Northern Michigan...