High-Profile Amplify Tablet Initiative Delayed Until Next School Year
A high-profile 1-to-1 computing initiative in the Guilford County Schools in North Carolina has been put on hold until next school year, the result of a series of reported hardware problems that plagued the rollout of 15,000 digital tablets from New York-based Amplify. Deciding Whether to Close School for Snow Isn't Easy
When a major snow storm hits, there's only one question on the minds of teachers, parents, and school-aged children: will there be school tomorrow? Showdown Brews as Congress Turns Focus to K-12 Spending
Big questions loom about just how much money Congress will steer to individual programs. Lawmakers on House and Senate appropriations committees face a Jan. 15 deadline to fill in details on the current year's spending plan or face another government shutdown. Chemistry Lab Fire Injures 2 at a Manhattan High School
A teacher's chemistry experiment exploded during a demonstration at Beacon High School in Manhattan on Thursday, creating a fireball that burned two 10th graders, one severely, according to Fire Department and school officials. Department of Agriculture Permanently Relaxes Rules on Healthier School Meals
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were permanently relaxing school meal rules that were designed to combat childhood obesity by reining in calories and portion sizes but aroused complaints the policies caused students to go hungry. Civil Rights Data Deepens Understanding of Students' Educational Opportunities
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released new information from the 2009-10 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The information (estimating what the results might have been at the state and national level if every public school had been surveyed) reveals where schools and districts are lagging and where they making great progress in closing the opportunity gap. Maryland County Uses Cameras to Target Drivers Passing Stopped School Buses
Cameras are keeping watch for motorists who pass stopped school buses in Maryland's Montgomery County under a new law enforcement program launched Thursday. Sleepy Teens: Anne Arundel Creates Task Force to Study Later High School Bell Times
The plight of sleep-deprived teenagers will soon get a closer look in Anne Arundel County, where school officials are creating a task force to study the hours of the school day across grade levels. | 
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