More high academic achievers with top-tier grades and highly competitive SAT scores are choosing the colleges of The City University of New York.

Police had the task of breaking up a fight between 600 students at Locke High School in South Los Angeles. The fight between rival black and Hispanic gangs started around noon on Friday.

America's Promise Alliance launches national campaign to combat high school dropout and college-readiness crisis as every 26 seconds one student drops out of high school (reference: America's Promise Alliance).

The 1st annual Florida State Fair Student Day Rally is organized through the efforts of five organizations including the Florida State Fair Authority, the MacKinnon Family Foundation, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Hillsborough County School Board, and the Hillsborough Education Foundation. The 2008 Florida State Fair Student Day Rally will feature several speakers, a special musical performance, and scholarship donations.

At least 40 students are involved in a photo scandal at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania where girls are involved in non-decent picture scandal. Police say photos of two high school girls were sent to most of their classmates by cell phone.

MIT launches web site for high school students using successful MIT OpenCourseWare model to engage high school math and science students and faculty.

New College Board Survey Shows Increased Focus on Writing in High Schools

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury – the deliberate, direct destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent – is a relatively common occurrence for adolescents in high school, a new study suggests.

General Motors will introduce hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other advanced technologies to more than 300 high school students as part of its sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl, April 26-30, at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Md.

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District near Los Angeles will issue Dell notebook computers to middle and high school students to boost student achievement and narrow the community's digital divide. The district announced the program at a board meeting Thursday evening.