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  • Illustration: School lottery by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

    FEULNER: Still not making the grade

    "I've seen the people at 4 o'clock in the morning, waiting, hoping that they would win a seat for their child in a better school. This is not fair. Parents deserve more choices."


  • **FILE** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, holds up the gavel during his acceptance speech on Jan. 5 at the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

    Boehner to 'revive' school vouchers

    House Speaker John A. Boehner plans to meet President Obama's call for bipartisanship and education reform with legislation that would "totally revive" the D.C. voucher program, which the president killed in 2009.


  • Less than half of students proficient in science

    Very few students have the advanced skills that could lead to careers in science and technology, according to results of a national exam released Tuesday that education leaders called alarming.


  • President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, on a presidential initiative to support military families. The 2 million youths with parents on active duty or in the National Guard and reserves deserve special attention, which will include a public-private partnership to expand the U.S. science talent pool, the president said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    U.S. education still found lax in science, math

    The National Academies on Tuesday pointed out in a new report that American students still rank only in the middle of the pack when compared with their peers abroad and do poorly in applying science and math concepts.


  • Tony Brown at the University of Missouri shows off applications he helped develop. Students who create something may face the burden of proving their work in no way benefited from the student being in college. (Associated Press)

    Inventors prompt rule shifts at colleges

    Tony Brown didn't set out to overhaul his college's policies on intellectual property. He just wanted an easier way of tracking local apartment rentals on his iPhone.


  • Kent Willis, head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, said the First Amendment doesn't protect public schools. (Associated Press)

    Ten Commandments restored at Virginia schools

    A school district in southwestern Virginia is re-posting copies of the Bible's Ten Commandments in all county schools, despite concerns that doing so is unconstitutional.


  • Clinton announces agreement for healthier lunches

    Former President Bill Clinton has announced an agreement with leading food manufacturers to provide healthier school lunch options.


  • SIMMONS: Should teachers grade parents?

    Every now and again, a bit of news flashes over the transom that potentially raises more questions than it answers. Such was the case this week.


  • Corvette buyers get free driving school experience

    Chevrolet announced this week that U.S. customers who purchase any model of a new Corvette through February 28 can receive free tuition at either of the two official Corvette driving schools.


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