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Vocational training, long absent from public schools in Minneapolis, could return to the curriculum as part of the economic development plan being advanced by mayoral candidate Don Samuels. The plan also would offer incentives for businesses to move...

The Summit Academy has a problem. The Akron middle and high school that addresses the social, emotional and academic needs of students with ADHD, autism spectrum disorders and related disorders has a Steel Band Program that just keeps growing. The charter...

1. All the seniors at one New York City charter school are getting college scholarships from Ellen DeGeneres.  Yesterday, the talk show host presented all 41 students in the senior of class of Summit Academy in Brooklyn with four-year scholarships to...

Students from the Summit Academy charter school in Brooklyn celebrate with Ellen DeGeneres after receiving a university scholarship prize. (Photo: CNN) NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Nyasha Biggs, 17, wasn’t sure what to expect when she and the rest of her high...

Today’s compendium of economic, political, and environmental events is a doozy. Starting with a taper at home we cover the latest developments in Europe, the Greek meltdown, Ukrainian angst and Russian manuvers, Latin American politics, Indian...