Education News
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Universal Pre-K expansion in NY priority for ed advocates
Education advocates in New York want an increase in-state aid to fund full-day prekindergarten outside of New York City, according to Pressconnects. Governor Andrew ... -
Secretary of Education apologizes to U.S. teachers
U.S. Secretary of Education John King spoke to a small group of teachers, students, and local politicians last month in Philadelphia, just weeks after ... -
HBCU to debut Women and Gender Studies minor
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is set to offer a new minor in the fall of 2016. Women and Gender Studies will make its ... -
Alabama Governor proposes massive education cuts
Alabama’s budget woes have gotten so bad that the governor wants to siphon off money from education to help balance the state’s general fund. ... -
Is Morgan State University’s autonomy in danger?
A new bill in the Maryland General Assembly would guarantee that Historically Black College Morgan State University remain an independent institution of higher education. ... -
Amazon.com gets into the math business
Philanthropy in the field of education has become incredibly popular in corporate America over the past decade or so, and now Amazon.com is jumping ... -
Is more recess the solution to academic success?
Schools are always on the quest to fit in more math, reading, and other subjects – unfortunately the only way to make that happen ... -
Georgia Governor Deal plans merit pay, loss of furlough days for teachers
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has a broad plan to alter education policy in his home state. He wants a merit pay system for teachers, ... -
Google donates 25,000 laptops to refugees
Earlier this week, Google.org announced a $5.3 million grant to a German nonprofit organization that provides technology and education for refugees, according to the ... -
Sex ed for kindergartners proposed in Arizona
Should sex education be taught to kindergartners? One Arizona lawmaker thinks so. Representative and Democrat Juan Mendez is proposing the legislation–for the fourth year ...
