President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

APNewsBreak: 9 states, DC named ‘Race to the Top’ winners to share $3 billion for schools

APNewsBreak: GA, NY, NC, OH named ‘Race to the Top’ winners to share $3 billion for schools

APNewsBreak: GA, NY, NC, OH named grant winners

Start me up: Georgia State ready to take to the gridiron after plenty of growing pains

Ga. State starts new program in tough economy

Atlanta schools latest in string of test cheating scandals across nation

Atlanta latest in string of cheating scandals

For teachers, jobs bill brings some hope after summer of frustration

Jobs bill brings some hope to teachers

ATLANTA — Dave Ebersbach lost his job as a math teacher this summer, and he spends each day hoping that his poverty-stricken school in Ohio will call up and offer him his position back.

For teachers, jobs bill brings some relief after summer of frustration

Jobs bill brings relief to teachers

ATLANTA — Dave Ebersbach lost his job as a math teacher this summer, and he spends each day hoping that his poverty-stricken school in Ohio will call up and offer him his position back.

States slash prekindergarten programs as economy falters, budgets bleed

States slash pre-K programs as budgets bleed

We’re No. 1! University of Georgia tops infamous party schools ranking

We’re No. 1! UGA tops party schools ranking

18 states, DC named finalists for ‘Race to the Top’ education reform grants

18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists

APNewsBreak: 18 states, DC named finalists for ‘Race to the Top’ education grants

APNewsBreak: 18 states, DC named grant finalists

APNewsBreak: 19 states named finalists for ‘Race to the Top’ education grants

APNewsBreak: 19 states named finalists for grants

Military resumes education grants for spouses, but cuts off senior personnel; officers protest

DoD limits education grants to military spouses

Federal government requiring colleges to include blind-friendly electronic book readers

Feds: Colleges must have blind-friendly gadgets

Job outlook brightens slightly for new grads; teachers, nurses struggle to start careers

Job outlook brightens for new grads _ just barely

US schools switching to 4-day weeks to save money amid sluggish economy

4-day school weeks gain popularity across US

1 in 5 high school students taking medicines without prescriptions, CDC study says

1 in 5 high schoolers abuse prescription drugs

States join to establish ‘Common Core’ standards for high school graduation

States join to establish standards for curriculum, testing for high school graduation

States establish standards for curriculum, testing

2nd Ga. teacher under fire after reports students wore mock Klan robes in school for project

2nd report of students in mock Klan robes in Ga.

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

FDA investigating E. coli at Ariz. lettuce farm

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain that may be hard to ID; Ariz. lettuce recalled

Lettuce recalled in 23 states; E. coli suspected

Nuclear industry poised for hiring binge amid planned growth, upcoming wave of retirements

Nuclear industry to hire for growth, retirements

Lawmakers push to pay teachers more if students perform better as states vie for federal funds

States push to pay teachers based on performance

Doctors now face board-specialty ‘expiration dates’ to make sure skills haven’t gone stale

Doctors face board specialty ‘expiration dates’

Education Department: Delaware, Tenn. get $600M in 1st round of ‘Race to the Top’ grants

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Source: Education Department picks Delaware, Tenn. for 1st round of ‘Race to the Top’ grants

Education Department picks Delaware, Tennessee for first round of ‘Race to the Top’ grants

Struggling Savannah, Ga., school firing entire staff to avoid more sanctions, get federal cash

Struggling Georgia school firing entire staff

St. John’s receives permission to interview Georgia Tech’s Paul Hewitt

St. John’s receives permission to interview Hewitt

NCAA: Maryland beats Houston 89-77; 8 teams with double-digit seeds advance to second round

NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win

NCAA: Gary Williams has Maryland close to advancing to second round for second straight year

NCAA: Maryland leading Houston in final minutes

NCAA: California beats Pitino’s Louisville 77-62, advances to play No. 1 seed Duke

NCAA: California defeats Louisville 77-62

Quite the three-headed monster that sent Cal to a 77-62 victory over Louisville and into a second-round game against top-seeded Duke on Sunday. Theo Robertson scored 21 points, Jerome Randle had 19 and Patrick Christopher had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bears.