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The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, mandated standardized testing in the nation's public schools to establish a measure of accountability among states and school districts for the academic performance of their students. The pressures of such testing are most acutely felt among the schools which perennially have low scores, like Northwestern High School in Baltimore.

European Union authorities said they worked with popular online services - such as Google and Twitter - to remove videos, social media accounts and communication channels used by the Islamic State.

All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are accounted for, officials say.

The Government Accountability Office says the acting leaders of the Department of Homeland Security were not legitimately appointed to their positions.

A self-driving shuttle was involved in a crash within hours of its debut. A truck backed into it as it stopped. The shuttle company says its computer will be adjusted to account for such instances.

"The White House is transforming a public forum into an echo chamber," says an attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute.

Between them, Google Android and Apple's iOS account for more than 90 percent of U.S. smartphone sales, with Windows Phone, BlackBerry and a few smaller players rounding out the mobile market. But the tech world never stands still and other players are making a run for a piece of the growing mobile pie.

More details are coming out as Tennessee prepares to launch the Education Savings Account program in Shelby and Davidson counties.In a legislative hearing…

At the time of the August explosion, politicians promised to bring justice and find those culpable. Now they are placing limits on the inquiry.

In his new book, Birthright, author A. Roger Ekirch gives a historical account of the 18th-century kidnapping of 12-year-old British aristocrat James Annesley. The story captivated public attention and inspired at least five novels, including Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale Kidnapped.