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Charted: The disastrous economic decisions behind Oklahoma’s teachers strike
Thousands of US public school teachers from Oklahoma walked out of classrooms yesterday to protest huge cuts to state education funding.
Betsy DeVos – Extreme Image Makeover as Champion of Special-Needs Children
It was almost like she expected us all to forget who she actually is and her own sordid history with these kinds of children.
How A Deregulated Internet Could Hurt America's Classrooms
The 2015 rules are meant to prevent internet providers, such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon, from controlling what people can watch and see on the internet. Companies can't block access to any websites or apps, and can't meddle with loading speeds.
Betsy DeVos is forcing scammed students to repay loans for meaningless degrees
Every year, students concede to the rising cost of college tuition in hopes they’ll land a big enough salary after graduation to pay off whatever debt they incurred along the way.
GOP bill would eliminate student loan forgiveness for public service
The GOP bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, introduced by Rep.
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GOP higher ed plan would limit student loan forgiveness in repayment program, overhaul federal financial aid
House Republicans on Friday proposed a sweeping overhaul of a federal law that governs almost every aspect of higher education, a plan that would eliminate some popular student aid programs and impose restrictions on others.
Teachers spend nearly $1,000 a year on supplies. Under the GOP tax bill, they will no longer get a tax deduction.
It’s well known that teachers — even those who earn meager salaries — dig deep into their own pockets for supplies to do their jobs, with one study estimating they spend an average of nearly $1,000 a year on everything from pencils to batteries.
Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S
The United States ranks first among developed nations in rates of both teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. In an effort to reduce these rates, the U.S. government has funded abstinence-only sex education programs for more than a decade.
The Senate’s Military Spending Increase Alone Is Enough to Make Public College Free
One of the most controversial proposals put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign was a pledge to make tuition free at public colleges and universities. Critics from both parties howled that the pie-in-the-sky idea would bankrupt the country.
A study of 36,000 students just backed Bill Gates' favorite style of education
Certain districts saw outsized improvement from the new method. In Alabama's Piedmont City School District, for instance, 72% of students in grades 3-8 hit their target scores on the ACT Aspire standardized test compared to 28% in the 2014-2015 school year.
In the knowledge economy, we need a Netflix of education
With 4.6 billion pieces of content produced daily, it might seem that our hunger for knowledge should be satisfied — but information production and distribution is not the same as consumption and it’s not as simple as just putting information out there.
Why Students Should Be Able To Declare Bankruptcy On Their Loans
At $1.3 trillion, the student loan debt crisis has eclipsed both credit card and auto loan debt to become Americans’ second largest outstanding payment, behind only mortgage debts. However, an individual can discharge all of these types of debt by declaring bankruptcy save for student loans.
DeVos dials back consumer protections for student loan borrowers
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday withdrew a series of policy memos issued by the Obama administration to strengthen consumer protections for student loan borrowers.
Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students
The Trump administration on Wednesday revoked federal guidelines specifying that transgender students have the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity, taking a stand on a contentious issue that has become the central battle over LGBT rights.
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Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms
A policy manifesto from an influential conservative group with ties to the Trump administration, including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, urges the dismantling of the Education Department and bringing God into American classrooms.
Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Thomas Massie introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.
A Subprime Education
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KING: There’s a huge education level drop-off with the Trump cabinet picks
On Tuesday night, Ta-Nehisi Coates made a guest appearance with Trevor Noah on "The Daily Show" to discuss "My President Was Black" — his brilliant reflection on the Obama presidency. On Wednesday, The Daily Show posted a memed quote from Coates that has been liked over 230,000 times.
Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you.
The selection of Betsy DeVos by President-elect Donald Trump as his education secretary nominee has been attacked by public school advocates who see her longtime support for school “choice” and private Christian education as evidence that she does not support America’s public education system.
Why Higher Education Needs Design Thinking
Kate Canales: I started my early professional career at Ideo, right out of college. I grew up there over eight years. As a designer, Ideo is my hometown. Then after a couple of years working freelance, I joined frog design in Austin as a principal designer and then a creative director.
Trump's Presidency Will Be a Disaster for Public Education
I didn't post here until recently because America's election of the least qualified president in our history has me scrambling to assess and mitigate the damage.
Have Public Universities Lost Their Focus?
Since the 1970s, a “doom loop” has pervaded higher education, writes Christopher Newfield in his new book The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them.
Education and accelerated change: The imperative for design learning
Discussions on the impact of “technological disruption” writ large are now so common as to seem almost banal. According to research at Gartner, for example, one-third of all jobs will be converted into software, robots, and smart machines by as early as 2025.
Education Department announces college coding 'experiment'
The federal government is getting creative about circumventing costly higher education.
Google Has A Solution For The UX Design Education Gap: Google
As a profession, “designer” is constantly evolving. Fifty years ago, chances are you’d either be a graphic designer, industrial designer, or furniture designer.
5 worst governors who put rich corporations and CEOs before students and schools
What do the governors of Florida, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Wisconsin and Michigan have in common? Yes, they were all elected in 2010.
The Americans who’d benefit the most from online education have no idea it exists
Here’s a catch-22. Americans are obsessed with lifelong learning and self-improvement, and online education makes it cheap and easy. Yet the people most familiar with digital learning are those who need it the least.
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What Ohio Gov. John Kasich is doing to public education in his state
With two-term Ohio Gov. John Kasich joining the crowd of candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, it’s a good time to look at the public education mess that has developed in his state under his leadership.
Why Making Tech More Inclusive is All About Education
Lorien Smyer had been a bookkeeper for more than 20 years, but when the record store chain she worked for relocated to Santa Cruz, she decided to explore a new career path. Smyer began looking into immersive coding programs as an alternative to a traditional university experience.
GA & Onevest Present: From Founding to Funding - Building a Team and Raising Capital (Live Stream)
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