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What have states actually done in crusade against Common Core?Some states are rebelling against Common Core education standards adopted by 45 states, saying it is a sign of federal overreach. But few states are actually taking concrete steps, according to a new study.
US News college rankings: Princeton holds on to top spot. Is it really No. 1?College rankings have become a popular game. But US News, which has been publishing its rankings for 30 years now, remains both the most well known and the most controversial.
What is America's top college? Depends on who is doing the rankingUS News & World Report issues its annual rankings of America's colleges and universities Tuesday. But the 30-year-old ranking faces not only criticism but increased competition, from everyone from Money and Forbes to the White House.
Dress-code flap: Does embarrassing students with 'shame suit' violate their rights?It’s common for schools to set dress-code policies. But how to enforce those policies – and whether embarrassing students is an appropriate option – is a matter wide open for debate.
Why Chicago students walk past guards on way to schoolChicago is adding 700 Safe Passage workers to the 1,200 who were on the streets last year to ensure students get to school safely.
California's 'yes means yes' bill: how it addresses campus sexual assaultCalifornia lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would require colleges to set a standard of ‘affirmative consent’ for sexual activity. If the bill becomes law, California would be the first state to handle campus sexual assault this way.
Common Core: Bobby Jindal says Obama forcing a national curriculumLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal charges that the US Department of Education is strong-arming states into accepting base-line standards once viewed as voluntary. Backers say that Common Core is voluntary, because some states declined to adopt it.
Attention teens: Later school start time gets thumbs up from big organizationThe American Academy of Pediatrics is urging schools to start their classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to help teenagers get more sleep. Some 40 percent of high schools begin before 8 a.m.
Cover StoryUS education: How we got where we are todayThe standardized state of US schools today grew from the Reagan blueprint, ‘A Nation at Risk.’ Why that legacy matters now.
Stopping 'summer melt' – and getting more kids to college this fallTo help first-generation and low-income high school graduates follow through on the needed steps to get to college, customized text messages over the summer can make a difference, researchers have found.
Study: Attending a more selective college doesn't improve graduation prospectsThe likelihood of graduating is 'closely predicted by student background,' says a co-author of the new study, which is calling into question some of the ideas the Obama administration has been touting.
How one city is welcoming hundreds of migrant children with open armsThe flood of migrant children is straining municipal budgets as children are reunited with families in cities already struggling with social issues. But in Chelsea, Mass., an outpouring of volunteer support has eased the crisis.
FocusCommon Core education standards: why they're contested left and rightMore than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are unhappy with.
- FocusCommon Core faces another quarrel – over new tests
While much of the controversy about Common Core has centered on the education standards themselves, the tests that go along with them have also engendered debate.
Texas school marshals: Armed and covert, but will they help?Texas trains its first class of school marshals in a bid to ensure a quick response to life-threatening situations in schools. Some critics question the concept, but say it's a step above letting any school employee with a permit carry a gun into a school.
Fired Ohio State band director: Was he scapegoated for a sexualized culture?Many current and former members of the Ohio State marching band are coming to the defense of Jonathan Waters, who was fired last week. But the university president appears to be standing by his decision.
Sexual assault: Senators introduce bill to hold campuses more accountableThe legislation, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, would also require colleges to provide confidential advisers to students in the wake of a sexual assault.
Study: For poor teens, better schools equal less risky behaviorLow-income teens are less likely to join gangs, binge on alcohol, or engage in other 'very risky' health behaviors when they are enrolled in high-ranking charter schools, a new study finds.
UConn settles sexual assault suit for $1.2 million. Will more schools be sued?The Title IX lawsuit, brought by five current and former UConn students, alleged the mishandling of sexual assault and harassment complaints. UConn has been taking a variety of steps to address the issues.
- Sexual assault on campus: Dartmouth summit highlights demands for action
The Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault comes at a watershed moment, as colleges face a new level of pressure to do right by victims and help shift a culture that too often excuses or even glorifies rape.
