“Free”: Obama Plan Would Cover Community College Tuition

Proposal put forth by White House would see federal and state governments pay for two years of college for all those able to maintain 2.5 GPA.

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally

A new proposal unveiled by President Obama would make two years of a community college education "free" for all those who maintain a certain grade-point average. The plan was unveiled in a video statement by the president on Thursday and he will discuss the plan more broadly during a public appearance in Tennessee on Friday. "Put simply, what

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NY State Official Raises Alarm On Charter Schools — And Gets Ignored

A top official in the New York State Comptroller’s Office has urged regulators to require more transparency on charter school finances. The response has been, well, nonexistent.

Marian Wang
بواسطة Marian Wang
Grannis

New York State's First Deputy Comptroller Pete Grannis, shown in April 2010, has contacted regulatory agencies and the mayor's office about charter-school finances and says he has gotten "no response whatsoever." (Photo: Mike Groll/AP) Add another voice to those warning about the lack of financial oversight for charter schools. One of New

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Federal Gov. May Crack Down On Colleges Who Produce Graduates Incapable Of Paying Back Student Loans

Schools with career-oriented programs that fail to comply with the new rule announced Thursday by the Obama administration stand to lose access to federal student-aid programs.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

WASHINGTON  — For-profit colleges that don't produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the federal government. Schools with career-oriented programs that fail to comply with the new rule announced Thursday by the Obama administration stand to lose access to federal student-aid programs. To meet

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Why Conservatives Have Turned Against Education Reform

Conservatives are approaching Common Core as if it were some kind of communist plot intended to put a nail in the coffin of the notion of American exceptionalism by teaching U.S. schoolchildren the facts about history and, worse, science.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Education Summit

Education and education reform have a special place in the hearts of American conservatives. In one issue the forces of the American right are confronted with all the things they hate about America: bureaucracy, unions, failing government, and pointy-headed liberal elites and educated experts who love those first three things. Education, they say,

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MintPress Investigates: School Districts Using GPS, Ankle Bracelets, & Smartphone Tracking On Truant Kids

GPS monitoring, ankle bracelets, smartphone tracking — these are just some of the tactics school districts are imposing on truant students. And software companies eager to pad out their bottom lines with government funds are happy to help.

Michelle Matisons
Seth Sandronsky
بواسطة Michelle Matisons
و Seth Sandronsky
LAZZARO

SACRAMENTO, California --- Both inside and outside the classroom, more and more U.S. students’ lives are increasingly digital and Internet-based. Tapping into public school students’ smartphones and tracking their whereabouts is a booming business for some companies looking to grow their bottom lines. Yet this data gathering is happening through

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WATCH: Teacher Fired For Defending Racially Bullied Student

It’s unclear the words the teacher used, but school administrators considered them threatening toward the students who were allegedly bullying Malachi. Aister was fired.

MintPress News Desk
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bullied

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