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Predicting the future is hard. Good thing NPR's Claudio Sanchez has a crystal ball.

TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge heard closing arguments Friday in a potentially far-reaching lawsuit that challenges whether the state has met...

A recent study finds that for students who barely qualify for the gifted programs, and for their peers who just barely didn't, there was no difference in test scores.

With so much pressure on schools to improve test scores, music and the arts sometimes fall off the list of priorities. That's led advocates for music education to point out its benefits in the classroom.

A proposed rule that will be weighed by the State Board of Education aims to control the way history is taught in Florida classrooms and not allow teachers to “indoctrinate” students, as part of what state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran called a "constant, vigilant fight."

A wide-ranging education bill dealing with everything from funding for high-performing universities to school membership in athletic associations was...

Coyotes have moved into the Boston suburb of Belmont, Mass. The Boston Globe says they've lost their fear of humans because people feed them. So, Belmont is training volunteers for coyote hazing. Their job is to harass coyotes — shouting at them, throwing objects their way, even squirting them with water hoses.

Online college courses are attracting hundreds of thousands of students, and that's forcing colleges and policymakers to rethink higher education. The online courses may pose a serious challenge to the way institutions deliver a college education.

Gov. Rick Scott is proposing a record amount of money for Florida schools. The governor’s budget proposal includes a half billion dollar increase for…

As the new president sets his priorities, will having an educator as first lady help schools and colleges get what they hope for?