EDUCATION HEADLINES

Bibb County officials plan to use the money for four high schools: Southwest, Northeast, Rutland and the Hutchings Career Center. If they get the grant, their plan could include replacing the principals and much of the staff.

A year-long effort to lay out the first national standards for
schoolchildren in the USA got a full-scale airing Wednesday, as groups
developing the measures posted detailed drafts of math and English
standards online.

Examples of successful school turnarounds abound, but critics say the
evidence is anecdotal. They point to instances in which getting rid of
teachers and principals had barely any effect at all.

Lauren DiSpirito shows you what you can do now to help your child stay on track and keep them motivated.

A Hilltop Elementary School teacher took home this week's Top Teacher award. Junior Journalist Nick Landon shows you why students say she deserves the honor.

More than 150 people have been jailed in Oakland, Calif. for forcing a downtown freeway to close.

The U.S. Department of Education has named 16 finalists in the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.