Budget cuts hit hard in schools, hurts students, report says
As school districts are facing massive budget cuts across the country, school programs, teachers and students are taking the hit. According to a report released today by the Campaign for America’s...
View ArticleApollo 20 initial results show rising math scores, but questions remain
An ambitious experiment created by Harvard economist Roland Fryer to export and scale the practices of high-performing charter school chains to public schools in Houston appears to be bearing early...
View ArticleTom Corbett, pennsylvania governor, unveils education reform plan
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled a four-part education reform proposal Tuesday morning that has since received mixed reactions. At a news conference Tuesday at the Lincoln Charter School in York,...
View ArticleNo child left behind: most states to seek exception to education law
WASHINGTON — A majority of states intend to take President Barack Obama up on his offer to let them get around unpopular requirements in the “No Child Left Behind” education law, the Education...
View ArticleCampaign For Educational Equity Wants $4,230 More Per Student To Close...
NEW YORK — It’s been more than a decade since Michael Rebell filed a lawsuit that led to increased school funding in New York. Now, the lawyer and Columbia University Teachers College professor is on...
View ArticleRupert murdoch heckled at california education summit
SAN FRANCISCO — Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement heckled News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch during a speech at an education forum Friday, accusing the media mogul of trying to profit from...
View ArticleJefferson innovation summit: business leaders brainstorm a new era of...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No one knows where good ideas come from. In some cases, the answer may simply be to throw a bunch of brains together in a room and see what happens. That was the approach favored...
View ArticleTom Vander Ark: Tertiary Education in the U.S. Is Broken
After the host announced that student debt in the U.S. topped $1 trillion, columnist Nicholas Kristof told CNN this morning that “Tertiary education in the U.S. is broken.” Sal Khan explained how the...
View ArticleMichelle Chahine: The Question Anderson Cooper Forgot to Ask
Last week started off with the eighth Republican primary debate of the year, on Monday night. According to my own count, there were 15 questions (and answers) on tax reform, 2 on energy and jobs, one...
View ArticleBarack Obama proposes $1 billion for Science, Math teachers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students’ achievement in science, technology,...
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