Schools in rich neighborhoods provide higher quality education than those in poor neighborhoods, according to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Education.

Kids in the United States don’t fare too well compared to other industrialized countries. But we do have the most billionaires.

Teachers and students are coming together across the nation to protest budget cuts to public education.

Fifth graders at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York respond to articles about migration, school lunches, environmental justice and developments in the Middle East and North Africa.

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A new documentary movie, “Waiting for Superman,” released this fall, supports charter schools. The film has sparked more debate about charter schools and how to improve education in the United States.

The kids and parent at Whittier School in Chicago don’t have a school library and they believe they should have one. They feel so strongly about it that, on September 15, sat in a small building on school grounds that was supposed to be torn down, and refused to leave.

A contest between states, called Race to the Top, is underway to see which ones will win $4.35 billion from the federal government to be spent on education.

“School districts should have enough money to hire better teachers and counselors to help the kids in trouble and prevent future problems.”