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L.A. Student Does Graduate-Level Research on His High School, Finds It Lacking

"The majority of our computers at Crenshaw are still running Windows XP." A Crenshaw High student compares his school to one in Beverly Hills.

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The State of Summer School: Teens Are Hitting the Books Year-Round

Top high school students are feeling the pressure to get into the best colleges, so they're signing up for summer school. Willingly.

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Studying on the Second Shift: Midnight College Classes

Perfect for night owls and working adults. Boston's Bunker Hill Community College offers classes that start at 11:45 p.m.

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Searching for Educational Resources Online Is About to Get Much Easier

Thanks to a Creative Commons joint project, students searching for "chemistry" online won't get sent to a dating site.

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San Diego Is Bridging the Digital Divide with Refurbished Computers for Low-Income Families

Trying to do research for an assignment or type a paper without your own computer is really hard.

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Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper?

That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.

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Hundreds of Los Angeles Students Walk Out Over Plan to Fire Teachers

Despite a 26 percent dropout rate, students at Huntington Park High School are against a school turnaround plan.

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This Standardized Testing Story Will Break Your Heart

This story of a student who sits till 6:30 p.m. trying to do her best on the state test is Exhibit A of what's wrong with high-stakes exams.

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Your Brain on Shakespeare: How the Bard Makes You Smarter

You love Shakespeare's creative use of language. Now new research shows it actually makes your brain grow.

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Twilight Is Now Required Reading for a College Level Honors English Class

An honors English course at Ohio State University is including Twilight as required reading. Does Edward Cullen belong in college?

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Grading on Campus: Is the Easy A Here to Stay?

Leaked data at Columbia University shows plenty of students are getting A's. Is it grade inflation, or is everyone really just that smart?

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Arf! Yamph! Woof! Yaffle! Yawp!

The history of describing (and transcribing) dog words into English. If your dog is anything like my dog, you've been privy to...