Afterschools tap school data to support students

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Schools usually keep outsiders away from student records. Not in Louisville, Kentucky.

Homework: How much help from parents is too much?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Parents don't like to see their children struggle. They feel the pain of kids who are exasperated when they can't figure out a math problem, and they don't like to see kids bleary-eyed late at night while trying to finish a science project.

Parents can help ease the transition into college

(AP) -- After problems getting to class on time and difficulties with a roommate, Bobby Gwizdz told his parents he had enough. The freshman at Michigan State University wanted to quit college and come home. Life at a big university just wasn't for him.

How to pack for college without hiring an 18-wheeler

(AP) -- Parents who packed for college themselves more than two decades ago may be amazed by what appears on the "must-have" list for dorm life today.

New York senator subpoenas College Board executives

ALBANY, New York (AP) -- A New York state senator has subpoenaed executives of the College Board over their refusal to release a report on scoring errors in the SAT college entrance exam.

Illinois university must reinstate Christian group

CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruled Monday that an Illinois university must reinstate a student group that had its status revoked over its requirement that members pledge to adhere to Christian beliefs.

Most states fall short on testing, government says

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most states are failing to pass muster with the government over student testing and may lose money unless they improve quickly.

Yale lets Talibani study, but not graduate

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) -- A former ambassador for Afghanistan's Taliban regime was denied admission to a degree-granting program at Yale, but he can continue studying at the school, one of his financial supporters said.

Smoking rate among high schoolers remains constant

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Nearly one in four high school students were smokers last year, a rate that has not budged in several years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

Merriam-Webster unveils new dictionary entries

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) -- Need tips on how to groom a unibrow or soul patch? Just google it. Or get a mouse potato to do it for you.

Puush for simpler speling perzists

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When "say," "they" and "weigh" rhyme, but "bomb," "comb" and "tomb" don't, wuudn't it maek mor sens to spel wurdz the wae thae sound?

'Penguins' pack punch for education reform

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- They call themselves the "penguins" for their white-on-dark school uniforms, but what 700,000 Chilean high school kids have pulled off in recent days signals the emergence of a new generation in a nation transformed from dictatorship to democracy.

Put a plug in the summer brain drain

(CNN) -- Though they may have left their textbooks behind when school ended, kids at Harlem RBI, a youth development program in East Harlem, New York, have no plans to leave behind what they have learned over the past nine months.

Microsoft looks to academia for talent, business

REDMOND, Washington (AP) -- Although Bill Gates' massive philanthropic foundation tends to get the most attention for its efforts to transform education, the company he co-founded also is paying close attention to the world of academia.

Summers talks of legacy, need for change at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -- Lawrence Summers steps down Friday after five tumultuous years as president of Harvard University. The Associated Press asked him about his tenure there, and his responses are excerpted below.

A child looks at (more) children's books

(CNN) -- Children's books don't always engage the audience they're intended for, which is why we asked 6-year-old Andrew Oglesby, son of CNN.com staffer Christy Oglesby, to review a selection of books for young readers.

Golf legend Nicklaus touts character education

WASHINGTON (AP) -- He's such a golf titan that Tiger Woods can only chase his records. So when Jack Nicklaus shows up to testify on Capitol Hill, he can still draw a nice gallery.

It's not your mom's PTA

(CNN) -- They come from all walks of life to the searing desert heat in Phoenix, Arizona: parents, some who are also teachers; administrators and school board representatives.

Teachers sell their work on eBay

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For all those teachers who take work home at night, creating lessons they hope kids will like, the reward is a good day in class. Now there could be another payoff: cash.

It's not your mom's PTA

(CNN) -- They come from all walks of life to the searing desert heat in Phoenix, Arizona: parents, some who are also teachers; administrators and school board representatives.