Updated: 5:14 PM Education Secretary Arne Duncan says an estimated 82 percent of U.S. schools could be labeled as "failing" under the nation's No Child Left Behind Act this year.

Posted: 4:27 PM A bill that would require a bitter-tasting additive for antifreeze in West Virginia is awaiting acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's signature.

Posted: 4:16 PM West Virginia would require insurance coverage for children with autism, but within limits, under a measure advancing in the state Senate.

Posted: 1:35 PM Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday a new partnership between the Virginia Lottery and Virginia State Police aimed at increasing the chances of Virginia law enforcement locating a missing and endangered child during a Virginia Amber Alert.

Posted: 11:55 AM President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have posted a video on Facebook to promote a bullying prevention conference they'll host at the White House.

Posted: 11:39 AM Outbreaks of skin herpes have been reported at schools in several counties.

Posted: 11:59 AM Attorney General Eric Holder says some programs aimed at scaring troubled teens into better behavior are failing in their mission.

Posted: 12:28 PM Scientists in Europe are reporting they used a simple blood test on pregnant women to diagnose Down syndrome in their unborn children.

Posted: 12:12 PM Officials with the Higher Education Policy Commission are working to identify obstacles that prevent students in West Virginia from attending college.

Posted: 2:41 PM The Rockingham County Council of PTAs held a summer activities fair Sunday at James Madison University to help hundreds of parents and children decide what to do this summer.

Posted: 4:27 PM The West Virginia Department of Education is strongly recommending schools take extra precautions related to the spread of communicable diseases among student athletes.

Posted: 3:34 PM Health officials say there's been a dramatic drop in the number of ear infections in young children.

Posted: 11:19 AM The West Virginia Division of Tourism has launched a new Website just for kids.

Posted: 2:49 PM Looking at Kenly Jake Long, you would think he's a healthy five-month-old boy.

Updated: 6:06 PM Fewer teens and few young adults are having sex, at least according to a government survey.

Posted: 2:34 PM The architects working with Wilson Elementary presented their plans to the county School Board Thursday night.

Posted: 2:41 PM Augusta County school leaders are considering shutting down some schools to deal with budget cuts, but that is not sitting well with parents.

Posted: 12:36 PM The House of Delegates has passed legislation giving West Virginia schools authority to strengthen rules covering bullying.

Updated: 5:54 PM First Lady Michelle Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan read the Dr. Seuss classic "Green Eggs and Ham" to about 250 local elementary school students.

Posted: 2:21 PM School leaders in Rockingham County celebrated Read Across America Day by dressing up as Dr. Seuss characters and reading to kids at the Valley Mall.

Updated: 6:23 AM One behavioral expert says, as more minorities come to the Valley, it's important to address the differences each culture might have with school.

Updated: 3:38 PM A measure that would offer sign language as a foreign language in Virginia's high schools and universities is headed to Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Posted: 2:26 PM Free food, free child care and free parenting classes are drawing some families in the Valley to a program in Harrisonburg.

Updated: 4:32 PM The Supreme Court may not make a decision about whether social workers need warrants to talk to potential victims of sex abuse at school.

Updated: 3:12 PM Jorea Marple says her agenda as West Virginia's superintendent of schools is personalizing learning for each student and getting the community involved in public education.