Rich Rodriguez, rest of Michigan’s contingent faces NCAA infractions committee in Seattle

Michigan completes hearing before NCAA

SEATTLE — Rich Rodriguez walked briskly toward the escalator, ready to get out of a hotel ballroom and back on a plane to Michigan.

US Education Department picks 49 finalists to get piece of $650 million innovation fund

49 finalists for US education innovation dollars

States band together to create new national academic tests to replace patchwork system

States work together to create new academic tests

31 states band together to create new national academic tests to replace patchwork system

31 states combine to create new academic tests

The writing on the chalkboard: Teacher training needs to be more practical

How should we teach our future teachers?

SEATTLE — Hemant Mehta’s formal training taught him how to write a lesson plan and how public schooling began in the U.S., but it was useless when it came to keeping order in the classroom and getting students to pay attention.

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback program reaches a million titles

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback plan hits 1M titles

Foundations help secure $93M in bonds for Aspire charter school network expansion in Calif.

Foundations help Aspire charter network expand

AP Exclusive: Foundations spending up to $506 million to match federal education reform grants

Foundations offer $506M for education innovation

AP Exclusive: 12 foundations to spend $506 million to match federal education reform grants

Foundations offer $506M to match education grants

New NCAA president Mark Emmert brings love of sports from University of Washington to new job

New NCAA president Emmert another academic veteran

NCAA selects Washington’s Mark Emmert to succeed Brand as president

NCAA names Mark Emmert new president

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA found its new president in the same place it got its last one — the university administration office.

Study of twins suggests better teachers help kids improve reading skills faster

Study: Better teachers help children read faster

DynaVox looking to raise about $150 million in initial public offering this week

DynaVox looking to raise about $150M in IPO

Public universities look toward federal government as another source to replace state dollars

Universities looking to federal gov’t for funds

Study: Third of Americans use library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, learn

Study: Third of Americans use library computers

With budgets getting bleaker, school leaders face unpopular idea of closing schools

Bleak budgets force schools to consider closure

Are you smarter than a 5th-grader? New math, English standards could make it easier to tell