Obituary: Ryan Ainsworth & Grant Seaver; U-47700
A dangerous opioid drug, imported from China, is 8× stronger than morphine and has killed dozens of US teens. It's too new to be listed as illegal.
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Airstrikes hit Syrian school, kill > 20, incl. kids
About 14 schoolchildren and several other civilians were killed in Syria as warplanes attacked the village in which their school was located.
Calif. and U.S. in standoff over a science test
Calif. officials say they shouldn't waste students' time with science tests that don't even test understanding of new science standards. US says they have to.
NAEP reports state-level scores on science test
Scores were released Thursday on the 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade science test for NAEP. State-level results might not tell us what we need to know.
Grad rate inches up a little in 2014-15
The US graduation rate hit a new high in 2014-15, when about 83% of high school students graduated on time, US Dept of Ed says.
Some employers pay back student loans
Some employers provide an employee benefit of helping their new employees pay back their student loans.
Q&A by Clinton, Trump on education issues
Presidential candidates responded (sort of) to a request by Valerie Strauss at the <em>Washington Post</em> to some education-related questions.
Obituary: Janie Cozzi, sophomore, & 4 friends
Five high school students were killed on a Vermont interstate highway, struck by a 36-year-old man who was driving on the wrong side of the road.
No education in Trump-Clinton debate #1
No education issues were discussed in the 1st presidential debate with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but some were referenced in other remarks.
Texas district elects school board members at-large
Should we divide school districts like we divide states for Congressional representatives? Or would that promote the same kind of gerrymandering?