Education News

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached. Full Story »

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Forty-three "career coaches" will be placed in high schools around Arkansas next year to help students chart their college and career goals, state officials announced Monday. Full Story »

"The Education of a British-Protected Child" (Knopf, 208 pages, $24.95), by Chinua Achebe: Nigerian author Chinua Achebe's new book, his first in 20 years, is not especially new. And maybe that's part of the point. Full Story »

MISSOULA, Mont. - The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it's enforced. Full Story »

PORTLAND. Ore. - The math isn't so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Full Story »

MILWAUKEE - The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased. Full Story »

CHICAGO - A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month. Full Story »

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach. Full Story »

DENVER - Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing a 4.6 percent cut in education spending and charging sales tax on items including candy and soda and online purchases. Full Story »

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will suspend its federally-backed student loan program by December 5, the company said in a letter to colleges and universities on Friday, as the U.S. gets ready to end the program entirely. Full Story »

OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns said Thursday that his concern for Nebraska families is what's driving his opposition to legislation that would turn control of student loans over to the government — not lobbying from private student loan provider Nelnet Inc. of Lincoln. Full Story »

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it's unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A Long Island lawyer whose fat state retirement checks raised questions about public pension system abuses has agreed to give New York a $240,565 refund. Full Story »

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Trade schools operator Career Education Corp. said Wednesday it climbed to a profit in the third quarter on rising revenue from record-high enrollment and number of new students. Full Story »

MADISON, Wis. - Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants to states willing to undertake a top-to-bottom overhaul of their schools in support of White House priorities. Full Story »

SAN DIEGO - Online education provider Bridgepoint Education Inc. said Wednesday that net income in the third quarter more than doubled as the school enrolled more students in its Web classes. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama travels to Madison, Wis., to speak about the importance of strengthening America's educational system. Full Story »