'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies (AP)
Miguel, 3, clings to his father, Miguel, an illegal immigrant, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in San Juan, Texas. Miguel and his wife, who remain in the U.S. as illegal immigrants, have two children born in the U.S. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizen...

Race to the Top promises new era of standardized testing (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Put down your No. 2 pencils and get ready for the next generation...

Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains (AP)
In this July 30, 2010 photo, teenagers enter a Juicy Couture clothing store that features a window display with back-to-school fashion, in New York. The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - American shoppers, taking advantage of deep discounts and tax-free holidays, opened up their...

Police: SD teen wanted to be 'infamous sociopath' (AP)
This Aug. 31, 2010, photo provided by KSFY television shows Joseph Thomas Hansen being transported at the Roberts County Sheriff's office in Sisseton, SD. Authorities said in court documents filed Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, the 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and become the world's most infamous sociopath. Authorities said Hansen was arrested Aug. 23 after someone tipped off a police school resource officer that Hansen had talked about an attack. He has pleaded not guilty to selling, transporting or possessing an explosive device and possessing substances with the intent to make a destructive device and remains jailed in lieu of $500,000 bond. (AP Photo/courtesy KSFY-TV) NO SALESAP - An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote...

Texas governor offers school grants to spur sharing (Reuters)
Reuters - Texas schools that cut bureaucratic costs by sharing services -- from accounting to tra...

Wen says rote learning must go in Chinese schools (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese schools have to get their students to be creative and think for themselves, Pre...

Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid (AP)
** ADDS ADVANCE RESTRICTIONS ** ** ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, AUG. 31, 2010 AND THEREAFTER ** This Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 picture shows Joshua Williams in downtown Chicago. Williams, 22, a 2010 Northwestern graduate who graduated from high school on Chicago's South Side, sought Northwestern out rather than being courted. A debater and poet who was raised by his grandmother, Williams settled on Northwestern as a high-school sophomore, attended a summer debate camp there and won financial aid to cover tuition. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP - Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private col...

Armed man fatally shot at Tennessee high school (AP)
AP - An armed man was fatally shot by deputies Monday at an east Tennessee high school after he w...

Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Growing up in Chicago, Arne Duncan learned early that education w...

Rocket Boys' alma mater in W.Va. to be demolished (AP)
AP - The wrecking ball is coming for a West Virginia high school that was home to the teenage ama...

After Katrina, how charter schools helped recast New Orleans education (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Before hurricane Katrina, the school system in New Orleans was li...

Gaming Skills Become a College Course (PC World)
PC World - Problem-solving skills used in one of -- if not the most -- popular real-time strategy...

School's race rule prompts mom to pull kids out (AP)
AP - A policy intended to achieve racial equality at a north Mississippi school has long meant th...

2 more plead guilty in Obama student loan case (AP)
AP - Two more people accused of illegally viewing President Barack Obama's student loan records h...

NJ Gov fires education chief over $400 mln typo (Reuters)
Reuters - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican whose deep budget cuts have won wide p...