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NY Times: Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education

by Jennifer Steinhauer and Motoko Rich WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role…

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L.A. Times: L.A. Unified takes on sexting with education campaign, not punishment

Photo Credit: Max Klingensmith by Teresa Watanabe When Viviana Martin Del Campo walked into her sixth-period geometry class at Venice…

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Post: A lack of education could be just as dangerous as smoking, study says

Photo Credit: Constitutionality and Reliability of Tamilnadu Council by Robert Gebelhoff Don’t use drugs, stay in school — kids hear this…

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ABC News: Teenage Activist Wants More Money for Children’s Education

Photo Credit: Claude Truong-Ngoc by The Associated Press Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai wants world leaders to spend more money,…

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NY Times: Anonymous Donors Give Over $3 Million for Charleston Scholarship Fund

Photo Credit: VOA by Alan Blinder Anonymous donors have given more than $3 million to establish a scholarship fund for…

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From AFT: How Due Process Protects Teachers and Students

by Richard D. Kahlenberg Teacher tenure rights, first established more than a century ago, are under unprecedented attack. Tenure—which was…

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What the Landmark Ruling on Gay Marriage Means for Higher Education

Photo Credit: Ludovic Bertron by Meg Bernhard and Mary Ellen McIntire The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the…

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NPR: California Lawmakers Vote to Remove Vaccine Exemptions for Schoolchildren

Photo Credit: CDC by Scott Neuman The California Assembly has joined the state Senate in voting to approve a controversial…

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U.S. News and World Report: Gainful Employment Survives For-Profit Challenge

The controversial regulation evaluates career-oriented programs on student outcomes. by Allie Bidwell The Department of Education’s controversial gainful employment rule…

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BBC News: Four in 10 students say university not a good value – survey

Photo credit: David Morris Four in 10 of the first students to pay higher fees do not believe their courses…

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