The Week Ahead in Education Politics: ‘A Nation at Risk’ Turns 35, the Opioid Crisis, Assessments & More
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This Week in Education Policy & Priorities: Indiana Preps for Pandemic Test Scores, Chiefs For Change Chair Implores More States to Use Assessments to Gauge COVID Slide & More
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Bernie Sanders’s K-12 Proposal Would More Than Double the Federal Education Budget: 6 of His Top Spending Priorities
After advocating for the limitation of charter schools, Senator Bernie Sanders has unveiled an extensive K-12 platform that is arguably the most …
Charlie Baker Optimistic Voters Will Lift Charter Cap in Massachusetts Despite Rising Opposition
Just two weeks prior to the upcoming vote in Massachusetts on whether to remove the state’s charter cap, Governor Charlie Baker expressed optimism that new charters would …
Cynthia Tucker: Ferguson Cautionary Tale of State Education Control
During the prime-time debate on Thursday night, Jeb Bush defended his support for Common Core to a conservative audience by emphasizing the importance of state control in education. He stated that …
Cunningham: Ed Reform Essayists Blame Failures on the Left While Claiming High Ground on Character for the Right. They’re Wrong on Both Counts
Do distinct conservative and liberal perspectives on public education truly exist, or are our differences often exaggerated …
As Higher Education Leaders Wait for Slow-to-Arrive Federal Relief, Students Are Taking Charge of Providing Key Services to Their Classmates & Communities
The $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved last month includes $14 billion specifically designated for higher education. However, it …
Robin Gray is a mathematics teacher in a state that has been at the forefront of setting high standards for high school mathematics. She devotes part of her day to assisting students who are struggling with the subject. One of …
Just steps away from where a concrete wall once divided the city into east and west, a group of 1st grade Muslim students at E.O. Plauen Elementary School are singing a phrase in Arabic that is unfamiliar to most Germans. …
Recently, the Education Department took decisive action against a trade school based in Indianapolis. This school, known as Superior Training Services Inc., has been receiving over $1 million a week in federal aid payments for their correspondence courses. At a …