Nora Fleming

From court cases to lobbying to fundraising, parents are pressuring states and districts to boost services for the gifted, whose needs they say often are overlooked—a particular concern for low-income and minority parents.

Increasing evidence points to the problems summer causes for students and teachers, and more efforts are underway to combat these problems.

With new communications technology, school boards are confounded by how to conduct business and conform to open-meetings and -records laws.

Online resources now dominate the college-admissions process, but disadvantaged students often lack the hardware or the know-how to navigate them.

Through Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and text messages, districts are giving parents news and information about their children’s schools.

A first-ever national assessment of hands-on science shows that students’ understanding of concepts and applications is limited.

Successful efforts aimed at the middle grades, experts say, must go beyond specifying coursework.

One way to improve students’ reading skills is to work on their writing skills, according to a new report.

Park land officials say laws prohibit launching and landing from state-owned park land, and permission from land owners is needed to operate flying aircraft from private property.

Submissions for this year’s fest took place through an online process, enabling a wider range of artists to enter. Malibu Music Awards are a new feature this year.