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The Obama Administration is launching an experimental initiative to provide Pell grants to high school students enrolling in college courses. The initiative targets low-income students.

Darius Pinex's family and Chicago reached an agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The first trial led to a probe of the city's Law Department.

A four-city education tour organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and partners will hold a town hall meeting in Atlanta. The city's schools are implementing a turnaround plan.

A four-city education tour organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and partners will hold a town hall meeting in Richmond, Virginia. The city faces school closures and accreditation challenges.

The four-city education tour organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and partners will hold a town hall meeting in Columbia, S.C. The city is reevaluating its preschool program.

A four-city tour organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and partners will hold a town hall meeting in Baltimore. The city's school system is under new leadership and under pressure to turn things around.

A Tennessee prosecutor said he will drop criminal charges against elementary school children. Parents protested the arrests.

A new study uncovers bias in how Virginia disciplines its students. This adds to the voices calling for alternatives methods of correcting student behavior.

Police arrested a Texas teacher for having a sexual relationship with her adolescent male student. She claims his parents approved of the relationship.

An Alabama teacher is placed on administrative leave for giving a math quiz with questions about pimps and prostitutes. Angry parents demanded a response from the principal.

Three Black Charleston school board members stormed out of a meeting. They are protesting a school closure and systemic education inequality.

Former dean Tyler E. Brewster says suspensions are not the most effective way to discipline disruptive students. The restorative justice advocate discusses an alternative approach.