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Despite modest gains in college-readiness among U.S. high-school students in the past few years, new data show that fewer than 25% of 2010 graduates who took the ACT college-entrance exam possessed the academic skills necessary to pass entry-level courses.

A Savannah High student raped a female schoolmate in a campus hallway during school hours.

A Londonderry high school teacher repeatedly offered to perform a sex act on one of her students and also e-mailed nude photographs of herself that ended up circulating among students at the New Hampshire school, according to police.

A suburban Philadelphia school district used school-issued laptop webcams to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations, a family claims in a federal lawsuit....

A former Florida high school student who was suspended by her principal after she set up a Facebook page to criticize her teacher is protected constitutionally under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate ruled.

A USA TODAY analysis reveals that more students are failing Advanced Placement tests -- but the number of students taking the ...

A high school junior reflects on her college ambitions and a lesson from history.

Six defendants accused in the gang rape of a 16-year-old Northern California girl have pleaded not guilty.

California police investigating the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance have arrested five people, a police spokesman said today.

Less than 10% of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding ...