Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings used her executive powers to propose a series of fixes to President Bush s signature education law, No Child Left Behind.

Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices
The real-world examples incorporated more and more by educators in recent years can impede math learning, an experiment found.

Provost Quits Over Degree to Governor s Child
The provost of West Virginia University said he would resign over charges that he improperly awarded a master s degree to the governor s daughter.

Chinese Students in U.S. Fight Unwelcome Images of Home
Chinese students in the United States have been forced to confront an image of their homeland that they neither recognize nor appreciate.

With Mentors at Their Sides, Girls in Need Write Their Stories and Find New Lives
Girls Write Now, a nonprofit group, pairs high school girls from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to be writers with women who are authors and journalists.

When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities
New attention is being paid to how endowments are structured, and on the restrictions donors impose.

Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds
About half of 700 students surveyed said they sometimes omitted proper punctuation and capitalization in school assignments.

U.S. in big battles with Shi’ite gunmen in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed 45 Shi’ite militiamen in Baghdad in fierce fighting that included a tank battle with dozens of gunmen who attacked a checkpoint under cover of a dust storm, military officials said on Monday.

Threatening Graffiti Leads College to Cancel Classes
Graffiti found in three men s restrooms led Oakland University to cancel campus classes, sports and cultural activities for two days.

Chinese Student in U.S. Is Caught in Confrontation
A student who acted as a referee between a pro-Tibet vigil and a pro-China group has been accused of being a traitor.

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