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Many current and former members of the Ohio State marching band are coming to the defense of Jonathan Waters, who was fired last week. But the university president appears to be standing by his decision. Sexual assault: Senators introduce bill to hold campuses more accountable (+video) The legislation, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, would also require colleges to provide confidential advisers to students in the wake of a sexual assault. Study: For poor teens, better schools equal less risky behavior Low-income teens are less likely to join gangs, binge on alcohol, or engage in other 'very risky' health behaviors when they are enrolled in high-ranking charter schools, a new study finds. Common Core: Bobby Jindal says Obama forcing a national curriculum (+video) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal charges that the US Department of Education is strong-arming states into accepting base-line standards once viewed as voluntary. Backers say that Common Core is voluntary, because some states declined to adopt it. Attention teens: Later school start time gets thumbs up from big organization (+video) The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging schools to start their classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to help teenagers get more sleep. Some 40 percent of high schools begin before 8 a.m. Cover Story US education: How we got where we are today The standardized state of US schools today grew from the Reagan blueprint, ‘A Nation at Risk.’ Why that legacy matters now. Stopping 'summer melt' – and getting more kids to college this fall To help first-generation and low-income high school graduates follow through on the needed steps to get to college, customized text messages over the summer can make a difference, researchers have found. Study: Attending a more selective college doesn't improve graduation prospects The likelihood of graduating is 'closely predicted by student background,' says a co-author of the new study, which is calling into question some of the ideas the Obama administration has been touting. How one city is welcoming hundreds of migrant children with open arms The flood of migrant children is straining municipal budgets as children are reunited with families in cities already struggling with social issues. But in Chelsea, Mass., an outpouring of volunteer support has eased the crisis. Focus Common Core education standards: why they're contested left and right More than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are unhappy with. Follow Stories Like This Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. September 1, 2014 Photos of Labor Day weekend An Indian laborer loads goods on a bike at Chawri Bazar, in New Delhi, India, Monday. Chawri Bazar, is a specialized wholesale hardware market said to have started in the late 19th Century, mostly selling brass, copper and paper products. View gallery More Education View All Study: For poor teens, better schools equal less risky behavior Low-income teens are less likely to join gangs, binge on alcohol, or engage in other 'very risky' health behaviors when they are enrolled in high-ranking charter schools, a new study finds. UConn settles sexual assault suit for $1.2 million. Will more schools be sued? (+video) The Title IX lawsuit, brought by five current and former UConn students, alleged the mishandling of sexual assault and harassment complaints. UConn has been taking a variety of steps to address the issues. Sexual assault on campus: Dartmouth summit highlights demands for action The Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault comes at a watershed moment, as colleges face a new level of pressure to do right by victims and help shift a culture that too often excuses or even glorifies rape. University of Texas can use race as factor in admission, court rules (+video) A federal appeals court has ruled in a case that made it all the way to the US Supreme Court. The University of Texas' method for partially using race in admissions is essential to creating a diverse student body, the court said. College sexual assaults: US campuses' failures seen as 'call to action' (+video) Many US colleges are failing to follow some of the most basic practices for responding to and preventing sexual assaults, concludes a first-of-its kind national survey released by Sen. Claire McCaskill. Are nutrition standards for school meals too tough? Congress considers tweaks. (+video) Many students who paid for school meals are opting out, revenues are declining, and too many kids who are forced to take a fruit or vegetable as part of the nutrition standards are junking it, one school group says. Obama's new plan to get better teachers in poor schools (+video) The US Department of Education launched a new initiative to ensure that poor and minority students have higher quality teachers. 'Rape culture' on campus: why Harvard's new policy is 'really important' (+video) The federal government is leaning on colleges to address sexual assault on campus. Harvard University unveiled a new policy Wednesday, and other colleges are acting, too. Literacy crisis: Pediatricians enlist to prod parents to read to kids The Clinton Foundation's Too Small to Fail is joining forces with pediatricians and others in a literacy push aimed at low-income families: prescribed reading. Campus sexual assault: new federal rules announced to help make colleges safer Among other things, the rules add categories of crimes that need to be reported annually and strengthen protections for victims. Student pressure has been mounting to improve responses to sexual assault. Loading... Could you pass a US citizenship test? Find out. View Gallery About these ads Popular Now Obama ponders action against Islamic State extremists. What do Americans think? 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