NAACP sues Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- The NAACP sued Nebraska's governor and a state committee Tuesday over a new law that divides Omaha Public Schools into three racially identifiable districts.

Professor accused of academic misdeeds

BOULDER, Colorado (AP) -- An investigation of a professor who likened some of the September 11 victims to a Nazi war criminal found serious cases of misconduct in his research, including plagiarism and fabrications, a University of Colorado spokesman said Tuesday.

Why do girls lose interest in Math and Science?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Low participation in math and science activities by girls is keeping them from achieving their full potential and weakening the nation's ability to compete, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday.

U.S. immigrants lag behind in school

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Immigrant 15-year-olds in the United States don't do as well in math, reading or science as native-born children, and many have only basic skills, a study finds.

Former presidents celebrate Tulane graduates

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Former Presidents Bush and Clinton helped Tulane University celebrate its "miracle" commencement Saturday, nine months after Hurricane Katrina put two-thirds of campus under water and scattered students to more than 600 schools nationwide.

Teacher apologizes for murder essay request

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri (AP) -- A high school teacher has apologized for asking students to write about who they would kill and how they would do it, and officials said he will likely keep his job.

Missing U.S. civil rights pioneer honored

COLUMBIA, Missouri (AP) -- Civil rights pioneer Lloyd L. Gaines has finally earned a law degree from the University of Missouri, 67 years after he mysteriously disappeared while the courts fought over his effort to integrate the campus.

Education law leaves children behind

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Not a single state will have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this school year as promised by President Bush's education law. Nine states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico face penalties.

Student fatigue to blame for drop in SAT scores?

(AP) -- At three hours, 45 minutes, the newly expanded SAT exam can be a grueling marathon of essays and multiple-choice bubbles, many high schoolers say. Now, with preliminary figures showing a small but noticeable drop in scores this year, some experts wonder if student fatigue is to blame.

More money sought for schools with evacuees

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said schools with students displaced by last year's hurricanes have received about $1.2 billion in federal aid and more could be on the way, but some educators questioned Thursday whether it would be enough.

Lawmakers inquire about uncounted kids

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an expanding call for answers, Republicans have joined Democrats in asking the Education Department why the test scores of many minority students are not being counted as promised under the No Child Left Behind law.

House passes $10M hydrogen prize

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs will be able to vie for a grand prize of $10 million, and smaller prizes reaching millions of dollars, under House-passed legislation to encourage research into hydrogen as an alternative fuel.

12-year undergrad postpones the real world -- again

WHITEWATER, Wisconsin (AP) -- Despite his 12 years as an undergraduate student, Johnny Lechner realized something was missing from his academic record: he'd never studied abroad.

Judge delays decision on California's exit exam

OAKLAND, California (AP) -- At the urging of state officials, a judge delayed a decision Tuesday about whether to suspend California's high school exit exam for this year's senior class.

Rising number of schools face serious penalties

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Falling short of requirements under President Bush's education law, about 1,750 U.S. schools have been ordered into radical "restructuring," subject to mass firings, closure, state takeover or other moves aimed at wiping their slates clean.

Missouri lawmakers vote to create 'virtual school'

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) -- Missouri students who are home sick, home-schooled or in need of a different approach to education could soon find their teachers on the Internet.

University naming center after Renhnquist

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) -- A new research center at the University of Arizona will be named after the late U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who sometimes taught courses at the school as a visiting jurist.

Judge may halt California's high school exit exam

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- A judge said Monday he is likely to prohibit the state from requiring that high school seniors pass an exit exam to graduate, siding with attorneys who say the test discriminates against the poor.

Gallaudet president-elect draws controversy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The newly chosen president of Gallaudet University, the nation's only liberal arts college for the deaf, faced student protests and a possible faculty no-confidence vote Monday in a dispute that she said comes down to whether she is "deaf enough" for the job.

Colleges throw in the towel on swim tests

(AP) -- On a recent Friday morning, a line of bathing-suit clad students stood beside a campus swimming pool, waiting to jump in. They had come to persuade the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill they were worthy of a college degree -- which they were not, in UNC's eyes, until they could swim 50 yards and tread water for five minutes.