DeKalb County's interim school superintendent has amended a redistricting plan and now proposes that eight schools close instead of 14.

Duncan said he met with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday

before attending an event at Morehouse College. He said board

members have "lost sight of why they were elected."

Senate education committee chairman Tom Harkin said he hopes to have a bill to Obama by the end of the summer

Georgia high schools could get more say in how they teach math after parents, students and teachers complained about the state's new curriculum.

Some blame teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and other ills. But a new survey is pointing a finger closer to home.

Adults may be a little surprised by some of the preliminary findings from new research on what makes a great teacher.

The trend in education is called accountability. It means students are spending more time filling in bubbles on a scan sheet. But some experts are wondering if they're spending too much time on standardized tests.

Two psychology professors at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania have completed a study of in-class texting. They found that nine in 10 students there admit to sending text messages during class.

The lawsuit was filed by four members of the nine-person board in late October after months of public bickering over an ongoing investigation into possible cheating in 58 city schools.

The board became divided after the launch of an ongoing investigation
into possible cheating at 58 city schools, leading to a vote to replace
the board chairwoman and vice chairwoman.

The Bibb County school board named five finalists who are in the running for the district's teacher of the year award at their meeting Thursday night.

The school says the program is designed to help retain students who sometimes struggle with the transition to college.

The Professional Standards Commission says it found probable cause to sanction Union Elementary School Principal Emanuel Frazier, who was principal at Burke Elementary School when the school district says it found a high number of erasures on CRCT exams.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grant will go to UGA College of
Veterinary Medicine researcher Frederick D. Quinn. Quinn hopes to
develop a diagnostic test for latent tuberculosis.