Education Jul 22 Both sides take Louisiana’s Common Core political fight to court Louisiana courts could decide whether the state’s schools use the Common Core standards to guide teaching in their classrooms.
Education Jul 22 U.S. families with children experiencing more poverty, job insecurity More children in the United States were living in financially strapped household in 2012 than in 2005 before the economic downturn, according to an annual report on child well-being from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Education Jul 21 White House expands My Brother’s Keeper initiative with $100 million in private sector commitments The White House announced new partnerships Monday with school districts, businesses, nonprofits and others to improve services from preschool access to career readiness training for boys and young men of color.
Nation Jul 15 California considers emergency water rules, steep fines to cope with drought The proposed rules would prohibit individuals from allowing runoff during outdoor watering, washing cars with open hoses, spraying down sidewalks or other hard surfaces, and using potable water in decorative fountains. There would be a $500 fine for breaking those…
Nation Jul 09 Survey finds 40 percent of colleges not investigating sexual assaults Over 40 percent of colleges and universities represented in a national survey released by Sen. Claire McCaskill Tuesday have not conducted a single investigation into incidents of sexual assault in the last five years. That does not mean those campuses…
Education Jun 26 Senators call for training, legislation to improve handling of campus sexual assault The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee spent Thursday morning in a hearing about how campuses handle reporting sexual crimes and how they can better be prevented from Department of Education officials, students and sexual violence prevention advocate.
Education Jun 24 When it comes to reading to your child, new report says start early According to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics published this week, pediatricians should tell parents of young children about the importance of reading to their child everyday, starting in infancy and continuing until the child is at…
Education Jun 23 72,000-student Corinthian Colleges reaches deal to sell or ‘teach-out’ programs For-profit Corinthian Colleges, Inc. reached a deal with the Department of Education to sell or discontinue its programs over the next six months. The deal comes after the Department of Education added a 21-day waiting period to federal student aid…
Education Jun 19 As political leaders fight over Common Core, almost half of adults don’t know what they’re arguing about The Common Core standards for math and English have been roiling state politics across the country this spring, especially in states led by Republicans. But a poll out this week estimates 47 percent of the country’s adults still haven’t heard…
Education Jun 17 Report finds states raising bar for aspiring teachers For the second year in a row, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has given failing grades to many programs preparing future teachers to enter the classroom.