Education Department awards $120 million to fund school pilot programs
Five school groups have been awarded grants to fund education improvement programs.
States can request permission to prolong ignoring education law
The Education Department has stated that states can request permission to ignore parts of the No Child Left Behind law for a few more years.
Newtown schools to receive $1.3 million from Education Department
The department will give $1.3 million in aid to area schools to recover following the fatal shootings in December.