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The State Board of Education has approved a new rule, making schools accountable for providing substance abuse education.

The idea of single sex classrooms has been gaining interest nation-wide since the U.S. Department of Education published new rules governing the practice…

The names that many big-city schools, teachers and students use to describe themselves are changing. Exhibit A: New Orleans.

Margaret Spellings is chosen to replace Rod Paige as secretary of education. She has been a key adviser to President Bush on education policy since his time as governor of Texas. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

The 2014 midterm election is about a month away. Florida’s gubernatorial race is close in the polls and garnering national attention. Current Governor…

Governor Rick Scott will make some new education proposals this week, including more access to charter schools and debit cards for teachers to buy…

Compare the presidential candidates' education policies, from college tuition to universal pre-K to "patriotic" curriculum.

President-elect Barack Obama is said to have chosen Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan to serve as education secretary. Duncan has run the country's third-biggest school district for the past seven years. He has focused on improving struggling schools, closing those that fail and getting better teachers.

The Harlem Children's Zone Baby College program offers classes and supplies to expectant parents and those with kids up to age 3. It also helps create a vital sense of community.

NPR's Noel King talks to Jessica Hulsey Nickel, president and CEO of the Addiction Policy Forum, about how losing both her parents to opioid addiction set her on a path of advocacy.