Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators last night defended a controversial policy that sets 50 percent as the minimum score a student may receive for classroom work, homework or marking periods, (Today)
A West Virginia judge has ordered West Virginia University to pay attorneys fees and costs incurred by the Post-Gazette when it sued the university under the state's open records law last year. (Today)
On Monday, the first day of school after the holiday break, Principal Rita Canton couldn't quite bring herself to tell students that Holy Rosary Elementary School had been broken into on Christmas (Today)
In ordinary times, a college degree goes a long way toward securing employment, even during a recession. It also offers some measure of job security: Workers with at least a college diploma are less likely to lose their jobs in down times. But college grads are now finding that a postsecondary education isn't necessarily enough. (01/05/2009)
Somebody recently dropped an idea in the suggestion box at Carnegie Mellon University's library that sounded odd, even for a campus known for its punishing workload. (01/04/2009)