One third of students in mostly black districts aren't enrolled in traditional public schools.

As Americans lose confidence in public schools, a majority of parents say they'd send their kids to private schools, if they got help paying the cost.

While nearly all private high schools require summer reading, most public schools do not. Some ask students to listen to music or watch a movie.

Oklahoma has approved the first religious charter school in the nation, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The online school...