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Christine Lagarde won't be commencement speaker: What happened to free speech on campus?Christine Lagarde joins several high-profile commencement speakers who have withdrawn or been 'disinvited' because of protests. Free-speech advocates worry that today's students only want speech they like.
Illegal immigration: Feds tell schools what they can and can't doThe update is necessary, civil rights groups say, because the initial guidance hasn’t prevented some schools from discouraging students whose families lack legal status. Groups concerned about illegal immigration see it differently.
What are kids reading? Books like 'Hunger Games,' but classics, too.The reading habits of 9.8 million students in Grades 1 to 12 are detailed in the ‘What Kids Are Reading’ report by Renaissance Learning. The annual report tries to identify enjoyable books and encourage more reading.
- US 'report card': stagnation in 12th-grade math, reading scores
Commenting on the 2013 NAEP 'report card' for US 12th-graders, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, 'achievement gaps among ethnic groups have not narrowed.'
Aiming for a Top 100 college? It's not at all necessary to thrive, poll finds.Furthering the debate over the state of US higher education, a Gallup survey of college graduates found that it's what you do at school, not where you go, that matters for your future well-being.
'ObamaCore'? Common Core ed reforms don't scare GOP voters, poll finds.Common Core standards have been derided as a federal takeover of state education by some conservative critics. But a poll shows support for the reforms, even among GOP primary voters.
FocusThe 'transfer' deficit: Push is on to propel students past community collegeEighty percent of community college students say they want to go on to four-year schools. But only 15 percent earn bachelor's degrees within six years. Model programs are tackling this transfer gap.
Minnesota school massacre averted: template for community vigilance?How police caught John LaDue, who allegedly planned to kill his family and bomb his school, offers a lesson in communal vigilance: how one watchful person had the power to stop a tragedy.
55 colleges with Title IX sexual violence cases pending: Is yours listed?In a bid to increase awareness, the US Department of Education, for the first time, released the list of schools under investigation for how they dealt with reports of sexual violence on campus.
The great college aid game: College choice deadline dramatizes family riskCollege aid was the deciding factor for five New Rochelle High School seniors who had to pick a college by the May 1 deadline. Interpreting the financial aid packages was a difficult – even financially risky – drama, as some hesitated until the last minute.
State college tuition skyrocketed during recession, study findsStrapped from the recession, states foisted more of the cost of public college tuition onto students. In 45 states, tuition rose more than 20 percent since 2008. The trend is only now starting to ease.
Sexual assault on campus: 'No more turning a blind eye' to it, Biden saysThe first report from the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault was released Tuesday as the Obama administration increases pressure on colleges to better address the problem.
Progress WatchUS high school graduation rates hit historic highFour-year high school graduation rates hit 80 percent, capping a decade of significant improvement and suggesting that US schools can hit even more ambitious goals by 2020.
Players union vote at Northwestern could change more than college footballFootball players on scholarship at Northwestern University are voting Friday whether to unionize, which could allow them to negotiate pay and other benefits. It could mean big changes in college athletics.
Smaller share of US high school grads entering college. Why?College enrollment of a graduating high school class peaked in 2009, at 70.1 percent. Now the number is down to 65.9 percent, the Labor Department reports.
Supreme Court ruling gives affirmative action foes more room to maneuverTuesday's US Supreme Court decision upholds a ban on affirmative action in college admissions only in Michigan. Experts say it opens the door for lawmakers or voters in other states to establish bans of their own.
Cover StoryBlended learning revolution: Tech meets tradition in the classroomBlended learning combines the best of online learning with traditional teaching. The educational trend is showing results – higher test scores, happier teachers and students – as more schools adopt and adapt it.
House votes to amend Obamacare: how it would affect community collegesThe Save American Workers Act trims employer obligations to provide health care by redefining who is a full-time worker under Obamacare. Community colleges rely heavily on part-time adjunct faculty.
New index reveals sobering picture of how much African-American children lagThe composite index used data on education, family resources, and neighborhood by race and by state – key indicators that predict how likely a child is to succeed in life.
Closing arguments in major California education reform caseNine California public school students say the state's laws for hiring and firing teachers has led to substandard teaching and education. They want the laws thrown out.
