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Education Sep 01

How to start your own charter school: one family’s recipe for startup success

Wynee Sade and her husband along with four other families decided to establish their own dual-language Mandarin immersion school. Meeting at each other’s homes with just a blank sheet of paper, they began the long and arduous process of establishing…

Education Aug 01

Combating on-campus sexual assault with your smart phone

The White House renewed its call to action when President Barack Obama signed a memorandum establishing a task force to protect college students, who are at the highest risk of sexual assault.

Education Jul 30

New report shows nearly $2 billion in GI Bill funds go to for-profit colleges

Veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan are enrolling at for-profit colleges and some of those companies operating on campus “appear to be taking advantage of a loophole.” That loophole lets the companies count GI Bill benefits as non-federal (non-taxpayer)…

Education Jul 23

Dept. of Education encourages colleges to experiment with flexible credit systems

As a part of President Barack Obama’s push to make college more affordable, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will launch a new initiative to test innovative practices aimed at providing nontraditional, low-income and struggling students with…

Education Jun 27

When educational games work: Mission U.S. demonstrates best of video game learning

How often do students get to time-travel back to 1770 Boston, talk to both patriots and loyalists, witness a brawl between local workers and British soldiers and then duck as troops open fire and the Boston Massacre sparks the American…

Education Jun 11

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation urges delay for Common Core actions

One of the most ardent supporters of the Common Core education guidelines, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is urging participating states to delay major accountability decisions based on assessment tests aligned to the standards.

Education Jun 10

Rap connects students to current and historic events

When each year’s graduating students take the stage to grab their high school diplomas, it’s a fun and sometimes bittersweet exercise to look back at the events that defined their lives.

Education Jun 02

Bridging America’s ‘digital divide,’ National education organizations urge FCC to increase E-Rate funding

Many school districts across the country are unprepared to support the bandwidth it takes to accommodate new education trends in digital learning and testing. In fact, fewer than one in three of America’s classrooms have Internet access, according to…

Nation May 30

It’s a draw! National Spelling Bee ends with first tie in decades

And the word is … "stalemate." For the first time in more than half a century, the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee ended Thursday with a confetti celebration with not one, but two winners. Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted…

Education May 23

Girls in STEM to take center stage at White House Science Fair

Next Tuesday, students from around the country are headed to the 2014 White House Science Fair hosted by President Barack Obama. In an effort to address gender gaps in scientific research and careers, this year’s fair will focus specifically…

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