A couple who took their children out of school without permission to visit their sick grandfather in India are being taken to court this week as part of the government’s continuing crackdown on term-time absence. Shahnaw...

Close to 200 schools in Bangalore have been charged with non-compliance of safety rules by the police. The memory of ( have not faded, which prompted the residents of Bangalore to understand the safety rules. 80% of the...

In the past year, ( did a research on the role of mentor in the lives of students from grade 5 to college. The study’s result was a revelation. While we all know that teacher play an important role in kids’ education, th...

More schools dropping Michelle Obama’s Lunch Program Another state to join the group that is ditching Michelle Obama’s Lunch Program is New York. Its not that schools don’t want kids to eat healthy and low carb meals, bu...

the 21st most challenging high school in Illinois in recently released rankings from the Washington Post. Meanwhile, ( made the list at No. 36 and ( was ranked at No. 58 on the list, which includes fewer than 10 percent...

The debate is on for adding two additional school holidays for Muslim festivals in the upcoming mayor election in New York. ( As WCBS 880's Jim Smith reported Sunday, Councilman Robert Jackson (D-7th) is the only Muslim...

Flip teaching a novel way of teaching. Flipped classrooms or flip teaching refers to students learning through watching videos, usually at home. The classroom studies are focused on doing homework and hands on work relat...

40% of breadwinners are now mothers. Stay-at home dads are more common now. Even though it’s hard to let go of the stereotypical image of the man to bring the money home rather than taking care of the children and family...

At 8:30 on a cloudy, frigid morning late last month in this folksy Ozark town, the superintendent of an area school strolled through the glass doors of the local newspaper office to deliver a news release. Hours later, t...

Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education supe...

When students at one suburban Philadelphia school work diligently at their desks, they aren't exactly sitting still. The fifth-graders at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School learn while bouncing on brightly colored yoga...

When the New York City ( announced that it was changing part of its admissions exam for its ( last year, in part to combat the influence of test preparation companies, one of those companies posted the news with links to...

A group of Christian parents in California have threatened to sue a school district for introducing yoga in classrooms. The Encinitas Union School District plans to offer yoga instruction at all of its nine schools from...

Middle Schools in Tennessee will no longer grade homework or give extra credit . Homework is for understanding the concepts and not for grading . What this means is if a student does not do well in the homework , he will...

This town outside Chicago -- which was ranked No. 3 on MONEY's Best Places to Live list in 2008 -- seems to have gotten the suburban lifestyle down to a science. Excellent schools and an award-winning public library draw...

Food, Nutrition, and Health: What Research Really Shows Food is far more than calories and taste—it's medicine. Every meal either contributes to disease or helps prevent it. Yet in modern consumer culture, we often eat m...

Understanding Health and Wellness Health is multidimensional—physical, mental, emotional, and social. True health requires attention to all dimensions. The Interconnection of Health Factors Physical health influences men...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Understanding Health and Wellness Health is multidimensional—physical, mental, emotional, and social. True health requires attention to all dimensions. The Interconnection of Health Factors Physical health influences men...

North Dakota's 2012 ballot measure to eliminate property taxes entirely—replacing them with unspecified alternative state revenues—was the most radical property tax proposal considered by any American state in recent mem...

A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found. That small change involves making specific references to print in books w...

A school in Michigan's Canton township has barred students from bringing a 'kirpan' to the premises after a fourth grader was found carrying the religious symbol and parents of other students objected to it. The move has...