Harvard details plans to improve tenure pipeline

BOSTON (AP) -- Harvard University outlined plans Tuesday to expand child care and other faculty support, detailing how it would begin spending $50 million President Lawrence Summers committed last year to help women and minority employees.

White House to question NCLB test reporting

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under pressure from lawmakers, the Bush administration outlined plans Tuesday to examine why some states are excluding huge numbers of children when reporting test scores under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Teacher wins $100,000 award for excellence

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- In Linda Alston's classroom, math, science and reading aren't the only things the kindergartners are expected to learn.

Hitler quotes in yearbook prompt apology

NORTHPORT, New York (AP) -- Two high school seniors picked quotations from Adolf Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" to appear under their high school yearbook pictures, prompting school officials to apologize.

Red Cross opens storm shelters

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:

Red Cross opens storm shelters

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:

Cheating students outsource on Web

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Cheating students are using outsourcing Web sites where bidders compete to write their coursework for them, researchers have found.

Navy sets course to train admirals in business

WELLESLEY, Massachusetts (AP) -- Professor Neal Thornberry looked at his new class of students and could see the jitters.

Women receive diplomas after ten retests

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again.

Harvard president bids farewell to university

BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- The most controversial leader in Harvard's history bowed out on Thursday in a final commencement that drew cheers and shouts of support from the students who backed him during a faculty rebellion.

Colleges go 'green' to stretch budgets

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (AP) -- In the shadow of Carleton College's majestic wind turbine, Daniel Pulver has cooked up an idea for creating even more renewable energy: turning used cafeteria oil into fuel for cars.

Michigan 'Promise' offers students free tuition

KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) -- Stephanie Butler thought her dream of following her father's path to Michigan State University was impossible, but the Kalamazoo Promise is making it happen.

Apple surpasses beer on college campuses

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- College life is not just about drinking beer.

A child looks at children's books

(CNN) -- When adults review children's books, they often focus on the simplicity of the language. Or the beauty of the artwork. Or the appropriateness of the subject matter.

High court to hear key school race cases

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a pair of cases that could reignite disputes over race and public education, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide what role affirmative action should play in assigning students to competitive spots in elementary and secondary schools.

Supreme Court to hear school race cases

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide the extent to which public schools can use race in deciding school assignments, setting the stage for a landmark affirmative action ruling.

Study: 1 in 5 students practice self-injury

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Nearly 1 in 5 students at two Ivy League schools say they have purposely injured themselves by cutting, burning or other methods, a disturbing phenomenon that psychologists say they are hearing about more often.

China cracks down on cheaters

BEIJING, China (AP) -- China will scramble mobile phone signals in some exam halls and have police stand guard in a bid to stop cheating, as millions of students take the highly competitive college entrance exams this month, state media said Friday.

Study: Academic gains for women, stagnation for men

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Women now earn the majority of diplomas in fields men used to dominate -- from biology to business -- and have caught up in pursuit of law, medicine and other advanced degrees.

National Spelling Bee champ to be crowned Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It wasn't necessarily a bad thing, said spelling bee veteran Samir Patel, that the first day of the national finals was halted in the fourth round, just as he stepped to the microphone.