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Candidates slam Common Core, but education standards take root

by Andy Sullivan, Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the campaign trail, Republican presidential candidates vow to roll back new U.S.…

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Princeton, Williams Top U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2016

Photo credit: Yakinodi by Susannah Snider The new rankings offer data on nearly 1,800 schools, with information on borrowing and…

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From The New York Times: First Days of School, Decade by Decade

Photo credit: Jsclar by Elizabeth A. Harris From the photo archives of The New York Times, here is a decade-by-decade…

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Why Does It Seem That Everyone Gets A Free Lunch In School Except Your Kid?

Photo credit: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture by Maureen Sullivan If you’re paying full price for your child’s lunch in the…

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Here’s what happened when these colleges ditched SAT scores

More colleges are dropping SAT requirements, boosting diversity and attracting strong applicants from low-income and minority backgrounds.

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The Seattle Times: State Supreme Court: Charter schools are unconstitutional

by John Higgins After nearly a year of deliberation, the state Supreme Court ruled 6-3 late Friday afternoon that charter…

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The Week: Study: American elementary education is trending back toward segregation

As American children prepare to head back to school tomorrow, many of them will return to racially homogenous classrooms. A…

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From BBC News: Middle East wars deprive 13m children of education – UN

The UN has said that conflicts in the Middle East are depriving more than 13 million children of an education.…

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Marco Rubio: ‘We don’t need a Department of Education’

Photo Credit: Paul Stevens by Michelle Riddles, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio says…

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World Privacy Forum Pushes FERPA ‘Opt Out’ for Parents

by Sara Gilgore The World Privacy Forum, a public-interest research group focused on privacy protection, has launched a campaign urging…

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