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More kids are participating than ever before, and the words are getting harder. Maybe society does still care about spelling.

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If engineering majors make almost twice what the average liberal arts major earns, should everybody just become engineers?

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Over 75 percent of teens own cell phones, making them the perfect tool for learning—if teachers are on board with using them.

Between jokes, Coco reflected on what he learned from his "profound and very public disappointment" with The Tonight Show.

Here are five smart business ideas that use technology to solve education challenges.

Rahm Emanuel and Comcast have teamed up to provide discounted computers and internet access for the city's low-income students.

While debates about education policy rage on in Washington, D.C. many students are taking matters into their own hands.

More kids are participating than ever before, and the words are getting harder. Maybe society does still care about spelling.

If engineering majors make almost twice what the average liberal arts major earns, should everybody just become engineers?

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

The famous atheist's new book for kids is sure to spark student curiosity about our universe—and probably some controversy.

Booker T. Washington High School beat out over 450 other schools to get President Obama as a commencement speaker.

A new two-hour special by Dan Rather looks at the (many) shortcomings of Detroit's public schools. Let's hope it looks at some solutions, too.

Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.

In an unprecedented move, LAUSD is working with the local teachers union to make a protest of education cuts happen.

My fourth-grade son's teacher didn't talk about the killing of Osama bin Laden in class—and that was a good decision.

Duncan's open letter to teachers expressing his appreciation for their hard work hasn't exactly been well-received.

"The Second Day" tells the first-hand story of students and teachers living and working in the area around Ground Zero.

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