After 'Exclusion Day,' kids in Oregon without completed vaccination paperwork are sent home from school until the problem is solved.

Many school districts are reexamining ''no nit' policies that keep healthy kids out of the classroom.

The Gender Guardian offers 12 years of education, from elementary school to college.

Meat will be off the menu on Mondays for over 1 million students who attend New York City public schools,

The USDA has released its new, healthier standards for school lunches. Is everyone optomistic?

Schools don’t have to discard textbooks with the old food pyramid in them. They can supplement what they have with free material about MyPlate from the USDA.

The USDA is expected to announce that schools will be able to request beef patties with or without the controversial filler.

In a recently released video, the first lady talks up the healthy new choices that kids will see in their school lunches this year

The USDA wants to set nutritional standards for snacks sold in vending machines, "a la carte" lunch lines and school stores.

An infographic makes the argument for the USDA to get involved with setting national standards for the snacks allowed to be sold in schools.

More than twice as many states put in orders with the USDA this year for ground beef that may contain the controversial lean finely textured beef.

Follow architecture grad Hank Butitta as he traverses the country in one heck of a Craigslist find: A $3,000 school bus transformed into a mobile tiny home.

Max, in exchange for a bit of household help, resides part-time on his elderly mother's rural property in a converted school bus.

A 30-week Urban Farm School program begins on April 1 at the Ashevillage Institute and Sanctuary in North Carolina.

Yoga studios around the country are scrambling to add daytime classes for kids to meet the demands of home-school families.

The Bruce just delivered the ultimate excuse for 9-year-old Xabi Glovsky.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Environmental Protection Agency releases air toxicity results from 65 schools in 22 states.

Some cities outside the U.S. are banning school drop-offs by car. They say it saves time — and lives.

The Jambato harlequin frog had been feared extinct for at least the last 30 years.

What a four-day school week in Colorado means for the families that rely on school for childcare.

Lots of old parenting ideas wouldn't work today, but there's at least one that most kids wish would come back.

Elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in several classrooms have parents worried their children are at risk.

Buying for back to school can add up, so check out these tips to make getting your kids back to class a leaner and greener experience.

Entrepreneur Jonas Falk, 28, has grown a $20 million company, Organic Life, by serving great-tasting organic food at schools.

National Wildlife Federation honors America's best environmental schools.

The Center for Green Schools, an initiative of the U.S. Green Building Council, has published the first Best of Green Schools list.

The Colorado-based school wants to buy itself from a cash-strapped parent organization, but it may have to close if it can't raise $2.5 million by Jan. 31.

The Colorado-based school raised $2.3 million over the past two months, allowing it to buy itself and its campus from a cash-strapped parent organization.

From tablets in high school to electronic whiteboards and rotating walls in college, we look at how technology is remaking the classroom.

In the U.S., however, walking or biking to school has become less common over the last 50 years.

Virginia school system celebrates the students who are heading for careers instead of going to college.

New concept teams local products with local schools for marketing programs that make sense.

Starting this fall, D.C. public schools will no longer serve flavored milk or sugary cereals.

Indiana elementary school teams with 'food rescue' group to turn unwanted food into weekend meals.

Denmark's Green Free School in Copenhagen focuses on creating a sustainable future for all.

The all-electric bus costs about $175,000 but is expected to help school districts save $11,000 per year in fuel costs.

New report finds that closing schools during a flu epidemic could halt the spread of the illness and keep people out of the emergency room.

At NuVu, students solve complex problems by focusing on imagination and constructive feedback.

Just because it's a new school year doesn't mean that you have to buy all new products.

Research suggests letting kids get more sleep can lead to healthier teens, better test scores and a stronger economy.

It can be expensive and challenging to recycle unwanted electronics, as many organizations charge a fee or have limited operating hours. Luckily, Dell offers a

Leaders listen to rally cry to save kids' veggie stand in Clayton County.

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.

$75.5-million Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Sciences to open amidst controversy of site's toxic past.

After seeing yet another school shooting play out, Clare Schexnyder realized she couldn't sit back and do nothing.

Australian chef Adam Liaw creates an easy, 3-ingredient snack for an entire grammar school class for less than $10.

It's time to turn emissions-spewing yellow buses green.

Navigating the unpleasant process of picking up and dropping off your kid requires a little creativity – and a lot of patience.

Dear member, Please find below a letter sent to me last night 25 March by Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps.