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Vice President Joe Biden, speaking Thursday at a Danbury, Conn., gun-control conference, called on political colleagues to show courage in enacting new laws.
Michelle Obama at funeral for slain girl
Michelle Obama joined thousands of other Chicagoans Saturday to mourn Hadiya Pendleton, a teen shot dead days after performing at the presidential inauguration.
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit three universities next week, and urge Congress not to allow student loan interest rates to double, the White House said.
Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grades
The U.S. secretary of education suggested basketball teams be barred from NCAA tournaments if they are not on track to graduate at least half of their players.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Sunday that the nation was failing in its ability to evaluate public school teachers.
Nine states and the District of Columbia won grants in phase 2 of the Race to the Top competition, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Tuesday.
Some Los Angeles teachers are angry over a newspaper's publication of teacher evaluation data, education officials said.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he's disturbed by allegations of misuse of federal money in East St. Louis (Ill.) School District 189.
Some states skeptical of 'Race to Top'
Some U.S. states are skeptical about applying for the Obama administration's second round of grant money for improving schools, officials said.
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The 2013 Billboard Music Awards
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Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 19, 2013. UPI/Jim Ruymen