May 03 Obama honors Connecticut woman as Teacher of the Year By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is honoring as National Teacher of the Year a Connecticut woman who has demonstrated through her own life that students can overcome obstacles. Continue reading
Apr 28 Education Department launches new website for student loan borrowers By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has launched a new website to help people with student loans find a repayment option that best suits their needs. Continue reading
Apr 27 Students with disabilities on the rise, driven by autism By Christina A. Samuels, Education Week The number of students covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has gone up, driven by rapid growth in such disability categories as autism. Continue reading
Apr 26 Michelle Obama hosts National College Signing Day 2016 By Kenya Downs First Lady Michelle Obama hosts the third annual National College Signing Day event at New York City. Continue reading
Apr 19 Can Latin help younger students build vocabulary? By Liana Heitin, Education Week Scholars theorize that learning Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes and bases helps build vocabulary more quickly than learning definitions of individual words. Continue reading
Apr 14 Growing number of military families opt for home school By Arianna Prothero, Education Week Aside from stability, military parents often cite a dislike of the Common Core State Standards as reasons for choosing home school. Continue reading
Apr 12 America's increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goal By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report When it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:42 How 'The Wire' is inspiring new classroom curricula By PBS News Hour Columbia University this week held a conference on how lessons from ‘The Wire’ -- the critically acclaimed TV series on Baltimore’s inner-workings of gangs, media and government -- cut across academic disciplines. The show has become a popular talking point… Continue watching
Apr 06 North Carolina bathroom law could change rules at public colleges By Josh Logue, Inside Higher Ed Three university employees are suing the state after North Carolina passed a law requiring public colleges to segregate bathrooms by biological birth gender, forcing transgender students and faculty members to use facilities that don't reflect their identities. Continue reading
Apr 01 Should students be paid for their academic achievements? By Sandy Petrykowski A new app called Raise.me is designed to help colleges offer financial incentives to high school students for academic accomplishments in the form of "micro-scholarships."… Continue reading