Immigration: US Warns Schools Against Bias

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that in some instances, school leaders have inappropriately required information such as a child’s visa status or date of entry into the United States.

Associated Press
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Eric Holder, Arne Duncan

WASHINGTON — Despite a 32-year-old court ruling, school districts continue to raise barriers to enrollment for children brought into the U.S. illegally, the Obama administration said Thursday, characterizing reports of hindrances as troubling. The Justice Department and Education Department issued new guidance reminding schools and districts

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War Drives More Than Half Of Syria’s Students From School, Into ‘Black Hole’

Hopelessness creeps in amid a range of peril including bombing, gunfire, arrest, torture, execution, military conscription and a growing national economic crisis.

Tracey Shelton
بواسطة Tracey Shelton

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Entering her final year at Aleppo University, Hiba Obied was full of confidence. Like university students everywhere, she dreamed of a bright future full of opportunities, hard work and success. An important round of exams was set to begin last January, and Obied said the university was brimming with nervous students. “We

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Many Returning Military Vets Bound For College

Andrew Kispert, a 27-year-old Marine veteran who is now attending The Citadel, poses on the campus of the military college in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, April 4, 2014. Over the next few years thousands of veterans are expected to attend college as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down and the military downsizes. (AP […]

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After five years in the Marines, including a tour in Afghanistan in which he saw buddies die in combat, Andrew Kispert found going back to college as a new veteran one of his biggest challenges yet. For starters, there was the strangeness of resuming civilian life. "The hardest part is the culture shock," said Kispert, a

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Common Core Spawns Widespread Political Fights

This Jan. 14, 2013 photo shows former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talking about education reform during a forum in Nashville, Tenn.  (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than five years after U.S. governors began a bipartisan effort to set new standards in American schools, the Common […]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than five years after U.S. governors began a bipartisan effort to set new standards in American schools, the Common Core initiative has morphed into a political tempest fueling division among Republicans. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce leads establishment voices — such as possible presidential contender Jeb Bush — who

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Black Preschoolers More Likely To Face Suspension

The racial disparities in American education, from access to high-level classes and experienced teachers to discipline, were highlighted in a report released Friday by the Education Department’s civil rights arm.

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PRESCHOOL SUSPENSIONS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools — even as tiny preschoolers. The racial disparities in American education, from access to high-level classes and experienced teachers to discipline, were highlighted in a report released Friday by the Education Department's civil rights arm. The

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Critics Give New SAT Reforms Failing Score

With clear discrepancies between how test takers from various socioeconomic backgrounds perform on the SAT, is taking out a mandatory essay section and removing trigonometry going to be enough to level the playing field?

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese
David Coleman

The College Board announced Wednesday a sweeping suite of changes to the SAT examination in an attempt to close the socioeconomic gap among test takers. Among the new changes will be an expansion of the test’s free application waivers for low-income students, free test prep materials via a partnership with the nonprofit Khan Academy, and a removal

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