Education Articles

Dwight D. Jones, Colorado's state education commissioner, said Thursday he intends to leave his post to become school superintendent in the Las Vegas area. Jones, 48, plans to lead the Clark County (Nevada) School District, the nation's fifth-largest ...

PIERRE - In many aspects the 2010 Education initiative launched by Gov. Mike Rounds has fallen into disrepair since its start in January 2006, and none more so than its goal to increase educational outcomes for Native American students. The lack of ...

Colorado Education Commissioner Dwight Jones was selected as superintendent of the nation's fifth-largest school district Wednesday, when Clark County, Nev., board members picked him to be their leader. The board for the school district, which includes Las ...

Gov. Pat Quinn and state Sen. Bill Brady clashed on education funding at the first public debate between the two major party candidates for governor Wednesday. Brady's proposed "dime on every dollar" cuts to each area of the state's budget would reduce ...

COLUMBUS: Gov. Ted Strickland is delaying a scheduled $127.5 million higher-education payment to help keep the current budget balanced. The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday that the Strickland administration will give state colleges and universities 11 ...