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• No. 4 Oklahoma's air assault crushes Cincy
The last score by the Bearcats (1-1) on a kickoff return came in 1995, and only two schools have gone longer than Cincinnati’s 145 games without one.
• Chicago students skip school in funding protest
In Illinois, property taxes account for about 70 percent of school funding, meaning rural and inner-city schools generally end up with less to spend per student than suburban schools in areas with higher property values.
• Cell phones welcome in some classrooms
Other schools across the country, from Michigan to Maryland and Texas to North Carolina, are coming to the same conclusion — that advanced wireless devices can be used as much for learning as for entertainment.
• Cindy McCain's GOP convention speech
Mothers with no choice but to send their children to unsafe and underperforming schools. But I have also seen the resilience of the American people.
• Mo. teachers groups raise concern over bonus idea
Lobbyists for two of the state's leading teachers' groups — the Missouri National Education Association and Missouri State Teachers Association — both said Thursday that there could be dissension within schools if teachers of certain subjects ...