According to research studies, student achievement is highest when teachers have been in the field at least seven years. It is estimated, however, that 40 percent to 50 percent of new teachers leave the profession within five years. As a result, education
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, speaking to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, said the nation must renew its commitment to education and community.
A prized 1921 painting by the French cubist Fernand Leger has been lost - perhaps unintentionally thrown out - by Wellesley College's Davis Museum and Cultural Center.
With contract negotiations flagging, labor unions at the state's colleges and universities have filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the state Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, accusing them of bargaining in bad faith.
It was pretty easy to figure out that Monica Stonier cares about education, that Johnnie Patton supports more energy conservation and that Ruth Rudy wants the party to unify behind presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Vermont's high school seniors are continuing to perform well on Scholastic Assessment Tests commonly called the SATs, the Department of Education announced on Tuesday.
Agilent is committed to being an economic, intellectual and social asset to each nation and community in which it operates. As such, Agilent and its foundation support the efforts of the Clean Air Challenge (CAC) program to promote environmental sustainab
Officials say the Vermont Board of Education is expected to approve a new school in Brattleboro that would be open to students with a primary diagnosis of autism.
Connecticut's education commissioner says the state Board of Education is compiling a comprehensive proposal to overhaul the state's secondary schools.
Twenty months after stunning Boston by backing out of the superintendent of schools post, Manuel J. Rivera has quit as deputy secretary of education for the State of New York.
Connecticut's nursing shortage could reach crisis proportions if more education programs and funds are not made available in the next few years, according to health care advocates.
