EDUCATION

A new policy, called portability, could cause districts with large low-income populations to lose an average of $85 per student if their states opt out of the Title I funding procedure.

The pope will host a Google Hangout on Thursday and take questions from kids in Brazil, India, Spain and the United States.

America's College Promise would increase the deficit by $60 billion over the next 10 years.

In recent months, the ruling Communist Party has attempted to tighten control over educational institutions in the country.

New York City public schools reopened Wednesday, but there were still 75 closings and delays in the area.

Public schools in New York City and Boston were closed Tuesday, causing thousands of students to rejoice on Twitter.

Harvard and MIT also canceled classes ahead of the snowstorm, which put Boston under a blizzard warning from 7 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Wednesday.

State high schools are scheduled to give regents exams this week.

Kids need to learn computer science early in order to get enough experience to work in the field later.

Brigham Young University and Boston College rank among the nation's safest schools.

Community college is already popular with Hispanic students looking to save money. Obama's plan could increase access even more.

Only seven states allow concealed weapons on campus: Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

Students have to maintain a 2.5 GPA, it would cost $60 billion over a decade and other basics about the free community college proposal.

Lowering student-to-teacher ratios and upping instructional time can help disadvantaged kids learn more, creating better outcomes later in life.

In an indication of growing poverty across the U.S., a report released Friday revealed that 51 percent of public school students qualify for free or reduced lunch charges.

The latest figures on rural education in India indicate that key indices are declining, or are at best stagnant.

Education secretary Arne Duncan wants the law scrapped, but Republicans are fighting to rewrite it.

Getting students into community college is one thing. Getting them to graduate is another.

"Here in America, we don't guarantee equal outcomes ... but we do expect that everybody gets an equal shot," Obama said.

Americans took to social media to criticize the lack of details in Obama's plan, which news outlets estimated could cost $15 billion.

The tests differ in topics tested, length, scoring metrics and design.

The unnamed woman's lawsuit alleges that the school failed to investigate her claims, and failed to protect her after they became public.

About 2 million students who would have qualified for Pell Grants didn't file the FAFSA in 2011-2012. About 9 percent of them said it was too much work.

The national deadline for filling out the FAFSA is June 30, 2016, but states and colleges have individual deadlines.

Harvard College for undergraduates remains under investigation by the Department of Education for Title IX violations.

The government will look at 11 factors, including how many students get Pell Grants and how many are the first in their families to go to college.

The schools that ranked the lowest were DePaul University, the University of California - Santa Cruz and Richard Stockton College.

Despite a decline in drug use, the uptick in electronic cigarette consumption among youth worries doctors.

The year-end spending bill curtails healthy school lunch restrictions on grain products and salty food.