Syria: UN promotes education for Iraqi refugees (AKI) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is distributing supplies to Iraqi children in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in a bid to promote education ahead of the new school year.The agen

A local school leader could become Ohio's next Superintendent of Education. Oak Hills Schools Superintendent Patricia Brenneman is one of five finalists for the state job.

Bennion Elementary has received a Promising Practice Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring. The award recognizes Bennion's emphasis on character education and its "Heroes for Life" program.<!--

Georgia schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is asking the state attorney general's office to bring civil and criminal charges against a former education official accused of misappropriating more than $1 million.

SMITHSBURG As Maryland legislators prepare to tackle a potential $1 billion budget shortfall, local residents and officials pleaded with them to protect funding for education and public safety, and offered suggestions for other ways to cut back at a commu