National voice for district Superintendents pens letter to President-Elect Trump
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National voice for district Superintendents pens letter to President-Elect Trump
Jon Cassie questions Betsy DeVos’ track record on education reform
Michael Toth is calling for updated state and federal education policies during the Trump transition and Betsy DeVos appointment.
I fondly remember the day I received my first driver’s license—and the newly found sense of independence it offered. But I also recall the realization that my freedom came with a trade-off: the huge liability of operating a vehicle. The weight of that responsibility was felt as I paid my insurance premiums, navigated a near-miss with another car in a parking lot, and of course, minded the speed limit.
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Alex Terego | Author
THE REAL BLAME IS WITH THE LAWMAKERS AND BUREAUCRATS.
A HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
Good intentions, poor leadership, and unforeseen consequences have brought us over the past few decades to this Crisis In Education.
1965. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed as a part of President Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty. And it has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the US Congress.
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Just one week after the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT Technical Institute from admitting and enrolling new students; the for-profit giant officially announced that all school campuses would be shut down permanently. With 130 U.S. locations, the impact will be huge on their 45,000+ students.
Closed school loan discharges are expected to reach nearly $500 million – only a fifth of which will be covered by ITT’s collateral. The remaining four-fifths will be the responsibility of the taxpayers.
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