The Appleton Museum Auditorium was filled with feelings of pride Wednesday evening when students from PACE Center for Girls of Marion County celebrated new beginnings at their Graduation and Spring Transition Ceremony.

WASHINGTON — Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's efforts to improve the graduation rate in the city's schools received some national exposure Thursday when he was featured at a Capitol Hill conference on education reform.

As tuitions climb and calls for accountability in higher education grow louder, more colleges are making more consumer-oriented data available to the public. In the past few months, 75 more schools have agreed to share data with USA TODAY as part of an ef

ODESSA, Texas -- Irene Melendez's journey won't end with a graduation ceremony. In fact, now that the 58-year-old has received her sociology degree from the University of Texas of...

When Vilay Chaleunrath returned to Tiffin 20 years ago for his 20th class reunion, he intended to make a surprise visit to see David Noss. But Noss was gone, helping his son, Rick, move to Columbus. "It didn't work," Noss said. No surprises this time a