Education News
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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has a plan to ease student loan debt
According to Forbes.com, the latest candidate to jump in the 2016 race for president, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, would work to forgive some student ... -
Surge of illegal immigrants may cost $761M to educate
The surge of illegal immigrants in the US will cost at least $761 million to educate in 2014. The estimation from the Federation for ... -
Louisiana considers pulling PARCC testing, Common Core
It seems that at least one more state could soon take the path blazed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal ... -
Dillard University nominated for Best Fine Arts Program, 5 other HBCU awards
Dillard University in Louisiana has always been known as one of the nation’s best HBCUs, and recent news that the institution for higher education ... -
Taylor Swift ‘s Education Donations Help Earn ‘Most Charitable’ Recognition
Taylor Swift earned the top spot on DoSomething.org’s Gone Good list for 2014. The list puts public figures in the spotlight for using their fame to ... -
D.C. to roll out improved special education laws
The District of Columbia Council has moved forward with three bills that will revamp special education in the city. The legislation was approved on ... -
Report: Sex crimes on college campuses doubled since 2009
A new report released by the U.S. Education Department found that reported cases of sexual assault and offenses on college campuses rose from 3,357 ... -
Can Michigan crack top 10 education state list?
Michigan state school superintendent Brian Whiston has an aggressive plan to morph state schools into the best in the country. According to Mlive.com, the state ... -
Independent board to lead Tennessee universities?
According to the Times Free Press, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has a plan that would create independent boards “for the University of Memphis and ... -
Chicago teachers on strike, nation’s third largest school system shut down
Instead of students being in class, last Friday thousands of Chicago teachers went on a strike and marched and held signs at the city’s ...
