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President-elect Obama is reported to have picked Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan to serve as his education secretary. Duncan, who has run Chicago schools for seven years, is known for his efforts to reform urban public education. An announcement is expected Tuesday.

Members of the House Higher Education Appropriations committee received a breakdown of the budget for the year Thursday. As Blaise Gainey reports, the...

Russia's population is smaller than it was back in 1991, when the Soviet Union broke up. Contracting populations are rare among countries that are not at war, and the Russian exodus includes many talented, educated people.

Science education standards, issued in April, recommend teaching climate change for the first time. But one nonprofit says kids aren't learning enough, soon enough, about how their world will change in the coming decades. The group aims to remedy this with presentations in schools nationwide.

45 states and the District of Columbia have signed on to implement new school curriculum and standardized tests. It's called Common Core and it'll replace…

A program that teaches abstinence is at the center of a new lawsuit against the federal government. The ACLU is filing suit against "The Silver Ring Thing," which it alleges promotes religion. The federal government granted more than $1 million to the program, under President Bush's faith-based initiative.

A panel of educators from a group called Lee Educators for Safe Schools discussed the coming semester.

The Florida House of Representatives last week wrestled with key education proposals.

The Florida House this week could pass a series of education bills that range from trying to provide more school choice to families to ensuring children...

Sanibel Island’s beaches are among the best places in the world to pick up seashells. They attract both serious and casual collectors. And, for the casual…