Helping at-risk high schoolers succeed in the classroom has always been difficult.

Pioneering teacher-training program at Columbia University Medical Center yields marked improvement by students on critical New York state exam.

By JAMES AHEARN FIVE MONTHS after proposing that all high school students take and pass college-prep courses to graduate, the Corzine administration is talking about how to make it happen.

By Jennifer D Jordan The math and English exams given to high school juniors will count toward one-third, up from just 10 percent, of a student's graduation requirement.

By Jennifer D Jordan The Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education is expected to act soon on a proposal giving 11th-grade test results more weight among criteria for graduation.