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Could Jeb Bush's support for Common Core hurt his chance at 2016 nomination?The Common Core has one Republican defender: Jeb Bush. The possible 2016 presidential contender sticks to his guns even as it becomes toxic in the Republican Party.
Why are Asian students suing Harvard for affirmative action policies?The聽Students for Fair Admissions charge that reliance on affirmative action in college admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University unfairly penalize some students.
Report: Students read way below level that prepares them for college, careersRenaissance Learning, which tracks the reading habits of some 10 million US students, has released a report that not only tallies which books kids are reading, but also analyzes the complexity of the reading material.
Record 900,000 international students in US: the top countries they hail fromWhile the bulk of international students coming to the US are from China, students are coming from an increasingly diverse set of countries. The annual 'Open Doors' report gives the latest breakdown.
West Virginia University fraternity death: How to stop 'Animal House' behaviorPolice are investigating why freshman Nolan Michael Burch died after becoming unconscious at the Kappa Sigma fraternity at West Virginia University. Colleges and fraternities are under fire for incidents of sexual assault, binge drinking, and hazing.
Civil rights pioneer: 'You almost feel like you're back in the '60s.'Ruby Bridges is being honored Friday for being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Ms. Bridges' legacy has to some degree given way to the resegregation of schools in the United States.
Krystal Hardy, new kind of principal: Can she turn around New Orleans school?Many school districts are looking for a new kind of principal 鈥� those with an intense focus on helping teachers improve. Krystal Hardy, one of these new leaders, took the helm this year at a struggling charter school in New Orleans. Here鈥檚 what she aims to accomplish.
Jon Hamm urges bystanders to help stop sexual assaultThe White House 'It's On Us' campaign is calling on young men to get off the sidelines and help thwart sexual assault at college parties.
Purdue president Mitch Daniels: More college students should have internshipsAccording to the Gallup-Purdue Index, 48 percent of graduates with related internships or work agree that college 鈥榩repared me well for life after college.鈥� Only 19 percent of those without such opportunities agreed.
Finally, a glimmer of good news about college debtTotal student borrowing declined by 13 percent between 2010-11 and 2013-14, according to a new report from the College Board. It was the first decrease in nearly two decades.
Operation Got Your 6: Michelle Obama's tribute to veterans, via penguinsMichelle Obama sends the 'Penguins of Madagascar' off on a mission to help kids grasp how veterans make communities stronger, even when the battles are over. The short film's release is timed to Veterans Day.聽
FocusIn battle to stop sexual assault, young men emerge as alliesA new generation of young men are eager to play a role in stopping sexual assault. Here are some of the efforts on college campuses to reach out to men.
Will a satanic coloring book be distributed to Florida school children?After the distribution of Bibles and atheist materials at some schools in Orange County Fla., the Satanic Temple hopes to hand out a coloring book called the 'Satanic Children鈥檚 Big Book of Activities.'聽
Sexy Halloween costumes for girls? Study backs up concerned parentsNew study shows that when girls internalize societal pressure to look sexy, their grades drop.
School yearbook photos: 'No' to cats and chihuahuas. 'Yes' to firearms?A Nebraska high school has lifted the ban on firearms in school yearbook portraits. But a New York school banned a student from posing with a cat.聽
Keene Pumpkin Festival fits trend: students rioting for no good reasonStudent riots used to be about grievances. Now, they're increasingly happening just because parties get out of hand. That's what appeared to happen at the Keene Pumpkin Festival Saturday.
As overtesting outcry grows, education leaders pull back on standardized testsA new study finds that US students are tested on average once a month, with some students tested as often as twice a month. The White House announced it will support a movement by education officials to dial back the amount of testing.
Why one college president took a $90,000 annual pay cutKentucky State University interim president Raymond Burse took a major pay cut, then boosted the pay of university minimum wage workers. He's not alone in taking a pay cut. What's behind these moves?聽
Hazing cancels Sayreville, N.J., football season: Does culture contribute to abuse?As more details of the nature of the alleged sexual abuse in the New Jersey football program become known, a debate widens about the damage that can come from behavior often dismissed as 'initiation.'
Three states take lead on Common Core, but are they moving too fast?New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington State are among the first states to tie graduation to new Common Core tests. But critics say kinks still need to be worked out.