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Senate back at student loans as pressure and rates mount, but deal elusiveA key student loan rate doubled last week after Congress refused to act, but the majority Democrats in the Senate are split and the party leadership is looking for a short-term fix.
To the mat: Parents to appeal ruling allowing yoga in public schoolsA San Diego judge ruled that teaching yoga in Encinitas, Calif., public schools does not violate First Amendment protections against religious indoctrination. The attorney for the parents says there are several avenues for appeal.- Charter schools inconsistent but improving, national study findsAn update of a landmark 2009 study showed charter schools on the whole have turned their performance around and are serving poor and minority students especially well.
Hillary Clinton's next big thing? Early childhood project called 'Too Small.'Hillary Clinton, a longtime children's advocate, helped launch the Too Small to Fail initiative that aims to bring parents, businesses, and communities together on behalf of children under age five.
How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, scienceMeasures in immigration reform legislation would channel fees from high-skilled visas into investments for American students to delve into science, technology, engineering, and math.
Obama wants faster Internet in US schools. Would you pay $5 a year for it?'We expect free wifi with our coffee, why shouldn't we have it in our schools?' Obama聽said in pressing for an initiative to urgently upgrade Internet connections at US schools.
Student loans 101: What's really at stake as Washington squabblesFrom market-based rates to interest rate caps, here's a primer on the proposals floating around Washington for dealing with student loans. How they're alike and how they differ.
Chicago simmers over school closings. Is that bad for Mayor Emanuel?The Chicago Teachers Union said it was filing a lawsuit protesting the school closings, adding to two filed by parents last week. Critics say they suspect Mayor Emanuel is paving the way for charter schools.
Fired for word: 'Negro' in Spanish classFired for word 'negro'? A Bronx teacher has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired for using the word 'negro' in class. 'Negro' is the Spanish word for the color black.- Progress WatchLatinos head to college at a record rate, now on par with white studentsThe push to keep Latino students on track for college seems to be paying off. The college enrollment rate for Hispanics is up 20 percent since 2000, narrowing the 'education gap.'
FocusEducation reform's next big thing: Common Core standards ramp upCommon Core standards are aimed at building students' critical thinking skills, and 46 states have adopted them. But critics say the methods are unproven and the education reform is moving too fast.
FocusCommon Core promises new tests. Will they be better than the old ones?Even before teachers have switched to new Common Core curriculum, new assessment tests are in the works. Teachers hope they'll be better than the current fill-in-the-bubble ones.
Student loans: Could GOP, White House strike a compromise on interest rates?The interest rates set for student loans expire July 1 鈥� one year after Congress took action. Now, there鈥檚 a growing desire to come up with a longer-term plan.
In Texas, Obama lauds 'New Tech' high school. Model for the future?Kicking off his 'Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour' in Texas, Obama met with students at Manor New Tech High School, where he stressed the importance of STEM careers for the US economy.
Despite new director, FAMU Marching 100 struggles to shed hazing legacyThe Florida A&M University Marching 100 band hired a new director but remains suspended. Administrators say they want to root out the culture of hazing that led to Robert Champion's death.
Study: Community colleges lack rigor, but incoming students ill preparedStandards are too low both in high schools and at America's community colleges, if students are to be prepared for the careers they hope to have, says the author of a report on first-year community college requirements.
Pre-K programs take biggest state funding hit everPre-K study finds that states' total spending on early childhood education dropped by more than $400 per pupil for the 2011-12 school year 鈥� and about $1,100 per pupil over a decade.
'A Nation at Risk': How much of 'apocalyptic' education report still applies?'A Nation at Risk,' released 30 years ago Friday, was one of a series of reports sounding alarms. Some of the same issues in US schools still resonate today, although progress in certain areas has come through various reforms.
Argument over NRA T-shirt gets eighth-grader jailed. Dress code run amok?A student at a West Virginia middle school was suspended and arrested after a confrontation with a teacher over an NRA T-shirt with a picture of a rifle on it. Public schools have some leeway in setting dress codes, the Supreme Court has found. 聽
Boston Marathon bombings: tips for calming kids' fears after tragediesEveryone from parents to teachers to mental-health professionals can have a role to play in helping kids after the Boston Marathon bombings, although what鈥檚 appropriate can depend on a child鈥檚 age.
