Photo Credit: CDCby Scott NeumanThe California Assembly has joined the state Senate in voting to approve a controversial bill requiring all children attending school to be vaccinated against measles and other common, preventable illnesses — effectively eliminating so-called “personal belief exemptions” that allowed parents to opt out.Read the rest of the story at NPR.
The controversial regulation evaluates career-oriented programs on student outcomes.by Allie BidwellThe Department of Education’s controversial gainful employment rule is set to take effect next month, after a judge on Tuesday ruled against the for-profit college organization trying to block its implementation. Read the story at U.S. News and World Report.
Photo credit: David MorrisFour in 10 of the first students to pay higher fees do not believe their courses have been good value for money, a survey for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.Just over half say their university course has been good value and about 8% are undecided.Read the rest of the story at BBC.com.
Could Hillary Clinton bring together a party splintered over education policy?by Allie BidwellOutside of local elections, education policy has never been an issue that makes voters flock to the polls. It’s just not as sexy as raising or lowering taxes, nor as anxiety-inducing as foreign relations and national security.Read the rest of the story at U.S. News.
Photo credit Chris Moncusby Cory TurnerWhat’s in a number?To many, 81 percent is a success story. It’s the nation’s all-time-high rate for high school graduation in 2013, the most recent year of federal data.Read the rest of the story at NPR.
by the Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has temporarily blocked the planned closing of Sweet Briar College, a 114-year-old private school for women.Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.
In this edCircuit exclusive that took place in 2015, author and educator David Greene talks about the state of education in the United States.
by Sarah D. SparksThe nation’s premiere federal testing program is poised to provide a critical window into how students’ motivation, mindset, and grit can affect their learning.Read the rest of the story at Education Week.
Over 3,000 protesters have gathered in Moscow to call for science and education reforms in Russia, amid budget cuts and the closure of a leading scientific foundation over a “foreign agent” tag.Read the rest of the story at RT.
