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If you have a child in school you might be very surprised to learn detailed information about the youngster might wind up in the hands of an unknown third party - all without your knowledge.

ARVADA, Colo. (AP) -- Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal that would focus history education on topics that "promote citizenship, patriotism" and "respect for authority" in a show of civil disobedience that the new standards aim to downplay.

This early in the new school year many parents may not realize that missing two to three days of school per month can set students back at least a year academically, a new report warns.

Friday is the deadline, specified in a new law, for every New Jersey school district to have a policy in place regarding email, text, cellphone and social media communications between students and school staffers.

Have you ever fantasized about having sex with your teacher? Do you remember Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher?”

The trees are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the temperatures are rising, but our children are stuck inside a classroom. It's that time of the school year when many students struggle to focus and behave, as they pray for the start of summer vacation.

In the past, when teachers needed to communicate with students and parents outside of the classroom, a note would be sent home, or a phone call would be made. But times are changing, and social media has way for students and teachers to keep in touch.

College students are coming out of school with more debt than ever and a seminar at Rutgers University hopes to educate them on the tricks and traps to avoid.

New Jersey's education system fares well in an updated look on progress across the country.

New Jersey students scored among the highest in the nation this year on a standardized test often used to compare states' educational performance, and the exams revealed that Hispanic eighth-graders have made significant progress in closing the performance gap with their white peers, according to results released Thursday.