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From U.S. News: No Child Left Behind Rewrite Heads to Senate Floor

by Allie Bidwell Clearing its first big hurdle, a bipartisan bill to overhaul the long-outdated No Child Left Behind Act…

11 years ago

The Hechinger Report: A conference in Arizona emerges as a power-player in education technology

by Nicole Bobo Pop quiz: Define equity. That question, posed to an educator, will probably spark a conversation about the…

11 years ago

From Lohud: Schools seeing high opt-out rates

Mahopac is leading the pack, with a 50% opt-out rate by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy Thousands of parents expressed disapproval of the…

11 years ago

From PBS NEWSHOUR: Why is Teach For America struggling to recruit?

GWEN IFILL: Next: the struggle to draw college graduates back to the classroom. Teach for America has sent more than…

11 years ago

Bloomberg: The Value of a College Degree is More Obvious Than Ever

by Akane Otani Factory jobs dwindled over the last several decades, and instead of low-skill, low wage service work filling the void…

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Marco Rubio On Education: 5 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You to Know

by Maureen Sullivan Senator Marco Rubio of Florida today becomes the third freshman senator to enter the field for the…

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From Badass Teachers Association: BAT’s Congratulate Hillary Clinton

BATs Congratulate Hillary Clinton The Badass Teachers Association would like to congratulate you on your recent announcement to run for…

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Republican Candidates Court Homeschooling Families in Iowa

by Catherine Lucey DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eight years after Mike Huckabee tapped the support of evangelical homeschooling families…

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Despite major gains, world’s education goals far from achieved

9 April 2015 – Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable education goals set in 2000 and…

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From CNN: At this high school, the schedule is flexible

by Nick Valencia (CNN) Most days, 16-year-old Jason Zobott walks into Huntley High School in suburban Chicago around 7:30 a.m. like…

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