Jul 11 Watch 5:20 Betsy DeVos hits reset on new student loan consumer protections By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has held up the implementation of Obama-era rules that would have allowed student borrowers to have their debt erased if they had been victims of fraud by for-profit schools. Now 18 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jul 05 Ahead of retirement wave, some states fill jobs with apprenticeships By Sophie Quinton, Stateline While President Donald Trump and state lawmakers around the country extol the benefits of apprenticeships — and put money behind grants and tax credits to encourage private sector companies to offer them — some state agencies are creating their own… Continue reading
Jul 05 U.S. schools rethink ‘lunch shaming’ policies that humiliate children with meal debts By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico this year became the first to outlaw school meal shaming. Several other states are weighing similar laws. Continue reading
Jul 03 Pre-test jitters? Here’s how teachers are helping students de-stress By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week Some districts are taking steps to help students better cope with test anxiety and other stresses of school. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 7:00 Why the NCAA is investigating Baylor’s sexual assault scandal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 27 Column: Why some elite public schools earn a failing grade in diversity By Jake Murray, The Conversation Elite public schools that use entrance exams in the admissions process promote inequity, especially for black and Latino students. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 3:27 White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts By PBS News Hour In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 8:05 Schools are watching students’ social media, raising questions about free speech By PBS News Hour As universities have started paying close attention to the internet presence of prospective students, high schools have also begun cracking down, sometimes hiring outside companies to police social media posts for bullying or abusive language. But monitoring raises other problems,… Continue watching
Jun 16 Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government By Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman, ProPublica Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations. Continue reading
Jun 14 Rules to help defrauded students clear loans being revised By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities. Continue reading