K-12

Houston is the top city for engineering jobs, according to a study released Tuesday by Monster.com. Ads for jobs such as industrial and mechanical engineers have jumped 44% over the past year, the stu… Read More

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., has introduced legislation in Congress in response to the Common Core State Standards that seeks to limit the federal government's reach into education. Under the bill, the f… Read More

Some non-Chinese or expatriate parents in Hong Kong have expressed concerns over the level of English-language instruction available in some schools. Other schools known as Direct Subsidy Scheme schoo… Read More

Researchers in a recent study of nearly 300,000 Australians found that life expectancy for individuals with mental illnesses is lower than those without such disorders. They also reported that, in man… Read More

Angelique Kobler, incoming assistant superintendent in the Lawrence School District in Kansas, envisions a time when most schools in the district follow a blended-learning model. The district will tak… Read More

Fourth-graders at Chadwick Elementary School in Baltimore spend 140 minutes in reading class under the instruction of a reading teacher who is assisted by a math instructor, a special-education teache… Read More

The Wilson Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performed two numbers to help kick off the May 14 Board of Education meeting. The all-string orchestra, comprised of seventh- and eighth-grade students,… Read More