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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The state's chief accountant is putting a spotlight on rising debt in Texas school districts at a time when many are suing the state over funding.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  New Mexico's educational pension program reports strong investment returns during the past year and the fund's finances reached a historical high.

Monday, September 03, 2012  The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Charlotte, N.C.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Panhandle Plains Historical Museum has updated their pioneer town and it features one of the panhandles notorious jails, Old Tascosa. This cell door kept in some the areas outlaws, scoundrels and other riffraff.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Sometimes in our schools, the athletic accomplishments of our students can overshadow their academic accomplishments, but that certainly wasn't the case in Pampa Monday.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  According to a new study released by the Council of State Governments, nearly 60 percent of public junior high and high school students get suspended or expelled.

Friday, April 22, 2011  Region 16 helps keep educators technology savvy.

Saturday, March 12, 2011  The Amarillo Zoo has a couple new residents to add to it's animal community...

Friday, January 28, 2011  The Amarillo Independent School District has been invited to "show-off" their online educational technology in Austin...

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  National test shows fewer than half of 4th, 8th, 12th grade students proficient in science.

Monday, November 29, 2010  Ipads used in pilot program in Amarillo classroom

Monday, October 11, 2010  The federal government spent $1.5 billion and states spent $1.4 billion on grants for students who didn't start their sophomore years.

Monday, September 27, 2010  President Barack Obama started the school week Monday with a call for a longer school year, and said the worst-performing teachers have "got to go" if they don't improve quickly.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  The Army is ending a program that helped nearly 3,000 high school dropouts earn high school equivalency certificates and become soldiers.