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Curriculum May 3, 2016

NASCAR seeks to use racing to spark classroom interest in math, science

It takes a lot of geometry and physics to get a race car to go 200 laps at speeds that can top 200 mph.

Curriculum May 3, 2016

US college bars Iranian students from engineering, science programs, citing sanctions

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has banned Iranian nationals from admission to certain graduate programs in a move that school officials say aligns its policy with U.S. sanctions against Iran.

South Carolina April 28, 2016

Suspended teacher: Students call themselves idiot, retarded

A South Carolina school district has suspended a special education teacher after she used the terms "idiot," ''stupid" and "retarded" in a letter requesting her students be exempted from taking standardized tests.

Curriculum April 28, 2016

Connecticut history teacher named US Teacher of the Year

A Connecticut high school history teacher chosen as the National Teacher of the Year says she was surrounded by poverty, drugs and violence as a child but imagined other possibilities for her life with help from educators.

Curriculum April 5, 2016

Small Ohio university hires fired Ohio State band director

The former marching band director who was fired from Ohio State University after an investigation into what the school said was a sexualized culture within the famed band has been hired by a small university in northwest Ohio.

Curriculum April 1, 2016

New taxidermy class a hit at Michigan high school

A Michigan high school is offering a taxidermy course for the first time, and it's a big hit.

Curriculum March 30, 2016

East LA teen finds escape from gang singing Mexican corridos

At first, the teacher didn't believe the 14-year-old kid known for habitually missing school and making trouble in class when he said he wanted to become a professional singer.

Curriculum March 29, 2016

In Hollywood's backyard, a push to rectify arts inequities

Years of budget cuts have stripped arts classes from much of the Los Angeles school district, leaving many children in the world's entertainment capital with no instruction in music, visual arts, dance or theater.

Curriculum March 27, 2016

Is algebra an unnecessary stumbling block in US schools?

Who needs algebra? That question muttered by many a frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked by a provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of high school or college.

Todd Starnes January 29, 2016

Lawsuit: Public school forced my child to convert to Islam

Have our public schools become indoctrination centers – promoting Islam and marginalizing every other religion?

Curriculum January 27, 2016

Attorney urges court to rule in transgender student's favor

Public schools and courts across the country will be closely watching a Virginia case for guidance on restroom policies about gender and gender identity, a lawyer for a transgender teenager said Wednesday after a hearing before a Richmond-based federal appeals court.