Texas Textbook Causes Controversy Over Errors, Stereotypes
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A group of Texas historians and teachers are calling a textbook focusing on Mexican-American heritage “blatantly racist” and full of errors as they argue that it should not be allowed to be used in schools. During a news conference in South Texas, the group said that the textbook in question, “Mexican More...
ITT Tech Campuses Close After Feds Pull Financial Aid
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) ITT Tech has closed down more than 130 campuses nationwide after the Federal government stripped the for-profit college of its eligibility for student aid. The move has left More...
Obama Administration Offers Head Start Overhaul
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Obama administration has released a major overhaul of the federal Head Start program that reduces the number of requirements while at the same time expanding the program to More...
Maryland Schools to Start After Labor Day in 2017
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Starting next year, Maryland students will enjoy three extra days of holidays at the end of the summer to allow families to spend more quality time together before facing the More...
Wells Fargo, Amazon Nix Student Loan Partnership After 1 Month
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Slightly more than a month after the partnership began, Wells Fargo has stopped offering discounted interest rates on private student loans to Amazon.com customers. Neither of More...
College Grads Prefer Charities Over Alma Mater Donations
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new study suggests that college graduates would rather pay back their student loans or donate to a local charity rather than giving money to their alma mater. Performed by Cygnus More...
College Operator Sues Feds Over Non-Profit Status Denial
(Photo: Jason Morrison, FreeImages.com) The Center for Excellence in Higher Education has sued the Department of Education only a week after the department denied non-profit status to a chain of for-profit colleges. More...
Rhode Island PARCC Test Results Show Slight Improvement
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Students in Rhode Island were found to have made slight improvements on state standardized tests, although achievement gaps between white students and students of color were shown More...
American Heart Association Releases New Sugar Limits for Kids
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The American Heart Association (AHA) has made itself clear — until children are two-years-old, they should consume no added sugars. Between the ages of two and 18, young More...
Federal Injunction Halts School Bathroom Directives from Obama Administration
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The Obama administration has been blocked by 13 states over an attempt to broaden the application of a statute that governs the operation of each state and locality that receives More...
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