Yale suspends Bushes' fraternity for sexist chants
A prestigious Yale fraternity that counts both Bush presidents among its alumni is being banned from recruiting and holding activities on campus for five years after pledges were ordered to chant obscenities against women.

Study: It's not teacher, but method that matters
A study by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, now a science adviser to President Barack Obama, suggests that how you teach is more important than who does the teaching.

NYC mayor's budget would cut 1 out of 12 teachers
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a shrinking budget that would cut corners throughout New York City

Obama, Jeb Bush to visit Miami high school
When President Barack Obama and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush stand side by side at a Miami high school.

More LA schools convert to charters as funds dip
El Camino Real High School has won six national academic quiz championships, boasts test scores that rank it as one of California's top secondary schools, and offers two dozen college-level courses ranging from macroeconomics to human geography.

Students look to 2012 after immigration bill fails
Emboldened by months of phone calls to lawmakers, hunger strikes and sit-ins, a group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Obama: Kids feel strain of war, recession
President Barack Obama will Tuesday tell America's schoolkids he feels their uncertainty at a time of war and recession, but urge them never to scale back their dreams for a better future.

Obama urges Americans to take the lead in higher education
President Barack Obama urged Americans Monday to crack the books and boost post-secondary graduation rates, arguing that higher education achievement was key to US economic health.

Cold cuts could cause cancer: study
Red meat is being raked over the coals again.