Focus on increasing low-income students’ access to higher education
Education
Obama to Host Education Leaders
Tying economic mobility to college completion
House Leader Cantor Champions School Choice
He also criticized New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in a Brookings Institute speech
Public Schools Urged To Weed Out Discriminatory Disciplinary Policies
Federal government’s new guidelines issue advice to teachers and administrators
Testing Teachers: States Struggle To Evaluate Educators
Though teacher evaluation is on the rise, teachers reps say there is still a need for more resources on how to improve instruction
Lobbying Congress With Kids, Advocates Push Childhood Education
Over a life-sized game of chutes and ladders, parents talked to members of Congress about the need for early childhood education on Wednesday
Most States Now Spend Less Per Student Than In 2008
Since the recession, 34 out of 48 states have provided less funding to schools.
Gun Hand Gesture Gets Student Suspended, Revives Debate
Correction appended at 9:24 a.m., Sept. 11, 2013
The drill is well known: A student brings a gun to school and suffers the consequences through detention, suspension, or expulsion. It’s the price children and teens in the …
Trump Suggests Obama Is Behind Trump University Lawsuit
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit Saturday against “Trump University,” the professional development program bearing the New York real estate mogul Donald Trump’s name, seeking $40 million in damages for …
Obama Looks to Shrink College Tuition Bills
Government will look to peg financial aid rewards to value
As Students Prepare To Return, Yale Faces New Scrutiny For Rape Policy
A wave of federal sexual harassment complaints filed by college students nationwide this year has highlighted the inadequacy of university-level resources for dealing with sexual violence.
What the Senate Student Loan Deal Means for You
Students across the country can exhale—for a few years, at least.
Debate Rages Over Obama Definition of College Sexual Harassment
The Obama Administration wants a broader definition of sexual harassment to encourage more incident reporting