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Educators from nine universities are testing technology from a Silicon Valley start-up, CourseSmart, that allows them to track their students’ progress with digital textbooks.

A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes.

The office of the vice president has apologized to a University of Maryland student after a member of Joe Biden’s staff confronted the college reporter and forced him to delete photos of an event.

Last Friday, students at Plano Senior High in Texas came to school as they would on any other morning, toting backpacks and books, lunches and sports equipment. But one difference was notable: Over 1,000 female students showed up bare-faced, scrubbed clean of all traces of makeup.

World domination through learning? An alliance of educators and innovators are using a version of 'SimCity' to stem students' boredom and electrify future U.S. scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

Prosecutors are charging 12 former Florida A&M University band members with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.

A high school student in California who caught her gym teacher on video rummaging through student’s belongings, possibly stealing items, took the video to the principal in the hopes he would take action.

You know those tall, leggy beauties that normally carry the Oscar trophies so the stars can present them? They've been replaced this year by aspiring filmmakers. Six college students from across the country won a context to help present the Oscar statuettes this year.

A Columbia University professor gave memorable, yet unorthodox, lecture to his quantum mechanics students.

More students than ever are taking Advanced Placement courses in high school – about one in five now earns at least three out of five possible points on an AP test before graduating. In 2002, 471,404 students took an AP exam of any sort. By last year, it was 954,070.