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The untold story of Obama's youth vote victoryYes, the youth vote came out on Election Day and supported President Obama by a wide margin, but that's only half the story. Working-class youth mostly stayed at home.
US colleges, especially in Midwest, see record number of foreign studentsForeign students contribute nearly $23 billion annually to the US economy, according to the annual Open Doors Report on trends in international college education.
Progress WatchYoung adults are earning college degrees at a record rate. Why?More adults might be completing college degrees because it’s been so hard for young people to find jobs during difficult economic times. But the rise is also part of a historical trend.
Does gender pay gap exist? Right out of college, says new study.The study focused on recent college graduates with few of the differences that can eventually explain some gender pay gaps – such as children, marriage, and different work experience.
Bottom line on college costs: Students, families are paying moreThe average net price of college – what students actually pay after grants and tax benefits are taken into account – jumped this year for public and private institutions, a College Board report found. Debt is rising for students and families.
Progress WatchWhy Miami-Dade schools won prestigious Broad Prize for urban districtsMiami-Dade County Public Schools has been steadily chipping away at the achievement gap. After being a finalist four other times, the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Tuesday.- Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm EmanuelChicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard, recruited just 17 months ago by Rahm Emanuel, is stepping down nearly four weeks after the teachers strike. He reportedly infuriated the mayor.
How tougher classes in high school can help kids make it through collegeSome 40 percent of students are failing to graduate from college in six years. A study calls for higher-quality college prep, with more advanced math, advanced placement classes, and better advising.
Supreme Court: If affirmative action is banned, what happens at colleges?Nine states have tried to achieve campus diversity through other means, with mixed results. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court takes up an affirmative action case from the University of Texas at Austin.
15 must-read books about K-12 education in the US Confused by the rhetoric? Here are 15 books to help you understand public education in the US today.
'Won't Back Down': A film to spur parent-led coups on public schools?'Won't Back Down' portrays a parent and teacher leading a takeover effort at a failing school. It has become a centerpiece in debates over the best ways to make troubled schools better, and more responsive to parents.- Traditional or charter schools? Actually, they help each other, study says.A new study suggests that best practices from charter schools can help student achievement at underperforming public schools. The issue is getting the two to cooperate.
Amid rise in high school hazing, concern over increasingly sexual natureAllegations of hazing against two high school sports teams – one in California, one in Massachusetts – point to an increase in high school hazing as well as a turn toward sexual acts.
Chicago teachers strike ends, but political fallout is just beginningWith the strike, teachers fought back against reforms that they say come hand-in-hand with vilifying teachers. But the strike also exposed rifts in the Democratic Party over education policy that had never been put in such stark relief.
Chicago strike: It's back to school as teachers accept key reformsMayor Rahm Emanuel hailed the agreement ending the Chicago school strike as 'an honest compromise.' The union made concessions on both teacher evaluations and seniority. Schools reopen Wednesday.
As strike goes on, parent support wavers for Chicago teachersSigns are mounting that parent support for striking Chicago teachers, which has been strong, is eroding the longer the strike lasts. Union will decide later Tuesday whether to accept the contract that would end the strike.
Strike-ending 'framework' in place for Chicago teachers as Big Labor flexes muscleUnion influence may have waned, but organized labor planned to rally in Chicago on Saturday to support what appear to be two rare union victories in Chicago and neighboring Wisconsin.
Karen Lewis: Fiery Chicago Teachers Union chief takes on wrath of RahmAn Ivy League union organizer with deep ties to Chicago's community activists, Karen Lewis is emerging as the new face of resistance to a national education reform movement. She's a match for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's storied temper, backers say.
Chicago teachers strike: Illegal under Illinois law?Illinois state law could bar teachers from striking on anything except pay and benefits, but the Chicago teachers strike is also about class size, job security, and teacher evaluations. Mayor Rahm Emanuel can take the union to court – but at a risk.
U.S. News college rankings: not the only way to judge schoolsThe U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of colleges is out. But there are other rankings available, giving prospective students and their families information that may be more useful.
