Claudio Sanchez

Congress appears ready to overhaul the nation's most important federal education law, No Child Left Behind. Civil rights groups, though, worry that some changes will hurt poor and minority children.

The resignation of the head of the University of Missouri System raises an important question: How should he have responded?

There are no federal laws in this country that prohibit undocumented students from enrolling in college. But few of the students can afford it. Now, one online college is offering them an option.

Expulsions and suspensions were much higher for African-American students, researchers found.

Pre-dawn school start times are unhealthy and must change, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Senate may have voted to replace NCLB, but one of the old law's chief architects argues that much of it should stay just the way it is.

From a young age, Caroline Solomon wanted a career in science. She also wanted to help other deaf and hard-of-hearing people defy the odds. Now, she's considered a role model at Gallaudet University.

Ken Bain has been studying teaching and great college teachers for years. He says they need to tailor their lessons and their teaching to individual students.

A new study finds Mexican-American toddlers are lagging behind their white counterparts.

The Education Department says it's keeping a close eye on 556 colleges and universities that do a poor job of complying with federal regulations and handling federal financial aid.